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      oiliness
      noun
      smug self-serving earnestness
      consisting of or covered with oil
      Roots
      oleumoil- · Latin · oilig-i · Old English · characterized bynes-ness · Old English · state, quality
      Words related to oiliness
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      The word oiliness breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Old English origin: oil, from Latin oleum (“oil”); -i, from Old English ig (“characterized by”); and -ness, from Old English nes (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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