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Definition of Oleaginously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleaginously
Literary usage of Oleaginously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"Straightway the latch was noiselessly turned, the hinges, guiltless of their
usual discordant creak, oleaginously revolved, and slowly entered — not my ..."
2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1859)
"He is a bit of a dandy, curia his hair, cherishes the rudiments of a moustache,
and nourishes oleaginously the sprouts of an early whisker. ..."
3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1907)
"And, at the moment, he appeared oleaginously platitudinous enough in all conscience,
even for a member of Parliament or a City alderman. Rose smiled. ..."
4. The Story of a Mine: And Other Tales by Bret Harte (1907)
"But graces and accomplishments like yours, dear Mrs. Hopkinson," he said
oleaginously, " belong to the whole country." Which, with something between a ..."
5. Gunner Jingo's Jubilee by Thomas Bland Strange (1893)
"... and the oleaginously interpreting Baboo also said, " Yes, sab.! " with hateful
Oriental acquiescence to any impossibility proposed by a "Sahib. ..."
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