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Greasy definition

grēsē, -zē
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Smeared or soiled with grease.
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Suggestive of grease in slickness or slipperiness.

A greasy character.

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Containing grease, esp. much grease.
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Coated or soiled with grease.
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Containing grease, especially too much grease.

A greasy hamburger.

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Like grease; oily, unctuous, slippery, etc.
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Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

A greasy mineral.

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Containing a lot of grease or fat.
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(of a horse) Afflicted with the disease called grease.
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Other Word Forms

Adjective

Base Form:
greasy
Comparative:
greasier
Superlative:
greasiest

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.

  • This process with a moderate degree of heat thoroughly cleans it of external greasy matter, and all that is necessary before manufacturing is to gently tap the fur upon a leather cushion stuffed with horsehair with smooth canes of a flexibility suited to the strength of the fur.

  • The addition of small quantities of lime, especially in a caustic form, to stiff greasy clays makes them much more porous and pliable.

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