Greasy

Quick meaning: Greasy is an adjective meaning Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

Meaning

Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

More Meanings

1. Containing a lot of grease or fat.
2. Oily in manner; obsequious.
3. (of a horse) Afflicted with the disease called grease.
4. (Australia, countable) An annoyed or contemptuous look; a dirty look.
5. (slang) Shady, sketchy, dodgy, detestable, unethical.
6. (obsolete) Fat, bulky.
7. (obsolete) Gross; indelicate; indecent.

Example Sentences

a greasy mineral

[…] mechanic slaves With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers, shall Uplift us to the view […]

Julian: We're gonna fill the trailers up with furniture all right, boys, but we're gonna rent them out by the hour. Bubbles: Aw, that's greasy.

He does not impress me favourably. He is glib, ingratiating, and distinctly 'greasy.' He has a ready answer for everything almost before the question is out of your mouth.

Word Forms

• greasier
• greasiest
• greasey
• greasies

Synonyms for greasy

Depending on context, synonyms include dirty, soiled, fat, oily, sebaceous, fatty.

Antonyms for greasy

Common opposites include scoured.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oily, fatty, fat, soiled, unclean, dirty.

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