greasy
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si, ‐zi Origin:
1505–15
1505–15
Related forms
greas·i·ly, adverb
greas·i·ness, noun
non·greas·y, adjective
o·ver·greas·i·ness, noun
o·ver·greas·y, adjective
Pronunciation note
greasy is almost always pronounced as [gree-zee] with a medial [z] in the South Midland and Southern U.S. and as [gree-see] with a medial [s] in New England, New York State, and the Great Lakes Basin. Speakers of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania are divided, with some using [s] and some using [z]. Standard British English reflects both [z] and [s] pronunciations and British folk speech is also divided regionally, with [z] heard in the eastern counties and [s] in the central and western ones. Both pronunciations were brought to the colonies, where the present U.S. pattern emerged.
greasy is almost always pronounced as
[gree-zee] with a medial [z] in the South Midland and Southern U.S. and as [gree-see] with a medial [s] in New England, New York State, and the Great Lakes Basin. Speakers of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania are divided, with some using [s] and some using [z]. Standard British English reflects both [z] and [s] pronunciations and British folk speech is also divided regionally, with [z] heard in the eastern counties and [s] in the central and western ones. Both pronunciations were brought to the colonies, where the present U.S. pattern emerged.
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Greasy
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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greasy (ˈɡriːzɪ, -sɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , greasier, greasiest | |
| 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 , greasier, greasiest, greasies | |
| 5. | a shearer |
| 6. | an outback cook, esp cooking for a number of men |
| 'greasily | |
| —adv | |
| 'greasiness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
For germ freaks, no worry about touching the same greasy bag that the gang's sharing.
They gather greasy ends around greasy dirt and allow it to be suspended in water.
It's not greasy, and leaves your skin well-hydrated.
His tools, notably a three-pound ball-peen hammer, clanked in a greasy leather bag suspended from the handlebars.
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