# well-oiled

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Well-run; smoothrunning; efficiently run.
2. Drunk.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see well, oiled.

## Etymology
The figurative sense of "smoothrunning" is an extension from the literal sense involving lubrication.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/well-oiled