The Clue
In need of a shampoo (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OILY
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Notes
The answer OILY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bootlicking
Fat
Fawning
Greasy
Oleaginous
Pinguid
Slick
Smarmy
Suave
Unctuous
Covered with grease
Hardly trustworthy
Overly adulatory
Overly flattering
Overly smooth
Overly suave
Smooth-talking
Suave to a fault
Suave and glib
Too suave
Like mechanics' hands
Like unwashed hair
In need of a shampoo, say
Not to be trusted
Prone to acne, say
Sea condition, at times
"___ to bed," said the grease monkey
Like seas after some spills
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"