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greasy
[ gree-see, ‑zee ]
greasy
/ -sɪ; ˈɡriːzɪ /
adjective
- coated or soiled with or as if with grease
- composed of or full of grease
- resembling grease
- unctuous or oily in manner
noun
- a shearer
- an outback cook, esp cooking for a number of men
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Pronunciation Note
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Derived Forms
- ˈgreasiness, noun
- ˈgreasily, adverb
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Other Words From
- greasi·ly adverb
- greasi·ness noun
- non·greasy adjective
- over·greasi·ness noun
- over·greasy adjective
- un·greasy adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of greasy1
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Example Sentences
It was full of the sorts of people I used to be when I watched him on MuchMusic—bored, greasy-fingered teenagers.
Anyone telling you differently will just leave you with a greasy mouth.
She tells Tim Teeman about celebrity, fighting sexism, and where she goes for a greasy burger.
Like a Route 66 roadside greasy spoon, Burger Joint always hits the spot.
“Ah, the greasy grind of the press—the scribblers and scratchers, the slingers and spillers,” Morrissey writes.
Ill wager that greasy foreigner has got a wife and ten childrenand neglects them.
The greasy surface, dotted here and there with specks of vegetable, resembles a pool of stagnant water covered with green slime.
The tin glides over the greasy surface, noiselessly, smoothly, till the thick layer of filth is worn off.
His hair was long and tangled and greasy, and hung down, and you could see his eyes shining through like he was behind vines.
Then the Factor cleaned a greasy hand upon his beard, and stretched himself with a sigh of satisfaction.
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