greasy
11greasy — adjective 1) a plate of greasy food Syn: fatty, oily, buttery, oleaginous; formal pinguid Ant: lean 2) greasy hair Syn: oily Ant …
12greasy — adjective (greasier; est) Date: 1514 1. a. smeared or soiled with grease < greasy clothes > b. oily in appearance, texture, or manner < his greasy smile Jack London > c. slippery 2. containing an unusual amount of grease …
13greasy — greas|y [ˈgri:si, zi] adj 1.) covered in grease or oil = ↑oily ▪ a shampoo for greasy hair ▪ The food was heavy and greasy. 2.) slippery ▪ Police say the rain s making the roads greasy. 3.) too polite and friendly in a way that seems insincere or …
14greasy — greas|y [ grisi ] adjective * ▸ 1 made with much oil/fat ▸ 2 covered in grease ▸ 3 producing natural oil ▸ 4 covered in something slippery ▸ 5 friendly but not sincere 1. ) prepared with a lot of oil or fat: greasy french fries 2. ) covered in… …
15greasy — [[t]gri͟ːsi, zi[/t]] greasier, greasiest ADJ GRADED Something that is greasy has grease on it or in it. ...the problem of greasy hair... He propped his elbows upon a greasy counter …
16greasy — adjective 1 covered in grease or oil: greasy food | greasy hair 2 slippery: The roads are greasy after the rain. 3 too polite and friendly in a way that seems insincere or unpleasant; smarmy greasily adverb greasiness noun (U) …
17greasy — [ˈgriːsi] adj 1) prepared with a lot of oil or fat greasy chips[/ex] 2) covered in GREASE or oil greasy hands/jeans[/ex] 3) producing a lot of natural oil Ant: dry greasy hair/skin[/ex] …
18greasy — fish infected with Ichthyophonus hoferi (possibly a fungus) having flesh with a soft and greasy feel and a sweet, sickly smell, e.g. in Melanogrammus aeglefinus, especially smoked haddock, and herring. Fillets have a blotchy appearance which show …
19greasy — greasily, adv. greasiness, n. /gree see, zee/, adj., greasier, greasiest. 1. smeared, covered, or soiled with grease. 2. composed of or containing grease; oily: greasy food. 3. greaselike in appearance or to the touch; slippery. 4. insinuatingly… …
20greasy — greas•y [[t]ˈgri si, zi[/t]] adj. greas•i•er, greas•i•est 1) smeared, covered, or soiled with grease 2) composed of or containing grease; oily: greasy food[/ex] 3) greaselike in appearance or to the touch; slippery 4) cvb insinuatingly unctuous… …
