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adjective
- 1. covered with or resembling an oily substance: "he wiped his greasy fingers" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person or their manner) effusively polite in a way that is felt to be insincere and repulsive: "the greasy little man from the newspaper" Similar
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The meaning of GREASY is smeared or soiled with grease. How to use greasy in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈɡri·si, -zi / Add to word list. covered with or full of grease: These French fries are too greasy. (Definition of greasy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of greasy. greasy. If specimens are greasy, they should certainly be washed in ether before examination.
adjective. us / ˈɡri·si, -zi / Add to word list. covered with or full of grease: These French fries are too greasy. (Definition of greasy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of greasy. greasy. If your hands still feel greasy after wiping off the scrub, feel free to wash them afterward.
Greasy definition: smeared, covered, or soiled with grease. . See examples of GREASY used in a sentence.
1. coated or soiled with or as if with grease. 2. composed of or full of grease. 3. resembling grease. 4. unctuous or oily in manner. noun Word forms: plural greasies Australian slang. 5. a shearer. 6. an outback cook, esp cooking for a number of men. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
Greasy things are oily and slick, like those delicious greasy fries you eat at the state fair, and the greasy fingers you lick clean. Anything that contains or is covered with slippery fat is greasy, whether it's fried dough or a car's engine.
Definition of greasy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Greasy Sentence Examples. The diamond has also a somewhat greasy feel. The pleasant odor of greasy viands mingled with the smell of smoke. In the absence of dust and greasy contamination, the obliquely colliding jets may rebound from one another without coalescence for a considerable time.
GREASY definition: containing or covered with fat or oil: . Learn more.
1. coated or soiled with or as if with grease. 2. composed of or full of grease. 3. resembling grease. 4. unctuous or oily in manner. n, pl greasies. 5. (Agriculture) a shearer. 6. (Cookery) an outback cook, esp cooking for a number of men. ˈgreasily adv. ˈgreasiness n.
