OILY Meaning of OILY in English adj. (oilier, oiliest) 1. of, like, or containing much oil. 2 covered or soaked with oil. 3 (of a manner etc.) fawning, insinuating, unctuous. Derivatives: oilily adv. oiliness n. Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012