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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
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- i· adverb
- i·Ա noun
- ԴDz·y adjective
- over·i·Ա noun
- v·y adjective
- ܲ·y adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of greasy1
Example Sentences
Indian physicians say abdominal obesity is rising due to lifestyle changes - more junk food, takeaways, instant meals and greasy home cooking.
But after we dropped off the van, John and I treated ourselves to some truly disgusting chicken sliders from a greasy fast- food spot.
Chilled butter creates little pockets of fat in the dough that melt during baking, leaving behind flaky layers instead of a greasy mass.
He said there is still snow on the top of the mountains at 3,000ft and described the rocks during the day as "greasy" due to damp in the air.
The cartoon ditches Michael Bay’s greasy hormonal Earthlings to zoom back to the robots’ home planet of Cybertron, gorgeously rendered in the perfectly lighted pastels of an old Soviet sci-fi movie.
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