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greasy

/ˈɡɹi.si/adjective2 syllables

Greasy means: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil.

Synonyms for greasy8

adjective, as in containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

oily, sebaceous, oleaginous, fatty, fat

adjective, as in smeared or soiled with grease or oil

oily, dirty, soiled, unclean

What does greasy mean?2

adjective

1

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil“greasy hamburgers”

2

smeared or soiled with grease or oil“greasy coveralls”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Greasy in a sentence

  • Start by washing the least greasy items, like glasses and utensils.Amastan
  • Consisting of bacon and cheese, the sandwich was quite greasy.unknown
  • Could you not make it too greasy, please?tieguy
  • Disposable coffee cups, greasy pizza boxes and plastic bags cannot be recycled.Hybrid
  • If the screw is oily or greasy, it will work loose.Maria_E_Ward
  • Bacon, lard, butter, cream, margarine, and oil are very greasy ingredients.AlanF_US
  • What is that greasy stuff on your shirt?CK
  • I came home very tired and with greasy clothes.Wierdmin

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of greasy

as a adjective

comparative
greasier
superlative
greasiest