The Clue
Hardly trustworthy (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OILY
Tags
Notes
The answer OILY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Greasy
Oleaginous
Slick
Smarmy
Suave
Unctuous
Like greasepaint
Overly flattering
Overly smooth
Overly suave
Smooth-talking
Smooth-tongued
Suave and glib
Too smooth
Too suave
Like mechanics' hands
Like olives or peanuts
Not to be trusted
Opposite of dry, as hair
Prone to acne, say
Suave, and then some
"___ to bed . . . " (OPEC worker's slogan?)
"___ to bed," said the grease monkey
Like auto shop floors
Like service station rags
Like unwashed hair, maybe
Definition
OILY as an adjective:
1. (greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous) = containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
2. (buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous) = unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
3. coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
4. (greasy, oily) = smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"