greasy
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English gresi, gressy, equivalent to grease + -y.
Base: grease
Affixes: -y
Inflected forms:
form: greasier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: greasiest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: greasey
pos: adj
tags: alternative
rare
form: greasies
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: greasey
pos: noun
tags: alternative
rare
Senses:
gloss: Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
pos: adj
examples: a greasy mineral
[…] mechanic slaves
With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers, shall
Uplift us to the view […]
it was in the garage that Alec worked, […] doing mysterious greasy things. Grease blackened his hairy legs; grease had turned his white canvas shoes black; grease blackened his hands even beyond the wrist; grease made his short working trousers black and stiff. Yet he had the gift, which Mr Biswas admired, of being able to hold a cigarette between greasy fingers and greasy lips without staining it.
gloss: Containing a lot of grease or fat.
pos: adj
examples: c. 1795, Margaret Taylor, Mrs. Taylor’s Family Companion: or The Whole Art of Cookery Display’d, London: W. Lane, “To fry flat Fish,” p. 37,
Before you dish them up, lay them upon a drainer before the fire sloping, for two or three minutes, which will prevent their eating greasy.
With a skin full of alcohol and a probable overwhelming desire for a greasy kebab, I had evidently got myself into such a state that I was unable to locate the correct door to the fast food shop.
Nigel and Richard Bertinet go for butter. Jamie and Nigella both opt for olive oil, and Garten uses a mixture, spreading the bread generously with butter, then topping it with garlic and herbs in olive oil. Oil, to my taste, simply makes the bread seem greasy: it's great for dipping, but it doesn't seem to soak into the bread in the same way as butter – I've probably just got hopelessly rich Anglo-Saxon tastes, but for me, it's butter all the way.
gloss: Oily in manner; obsequious.
pos: adj
examples: 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.
gloss: Shady, sketchy, dodgy, detestable, unethical.
pos: adj
tags: slang
examples: 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.
gloss: Fat, bulky.
pos: adj
tags: obsolete
examples: Let’s consult together against this greasy knight.
gloss: Gross; indelicate; indecent.
pos: adj
tags: obsolete
examples: Now I am perfect hate, I lou’d but three things in the world, Philosophy, Thrift, and my self. Thou hast made me hate Philosophy. A Vsurers greasie Codpeece made me loath Thrift: but if all the Brewers Iades in the town can drug me from loue of my selfe, they shall doo more then e’re the seuen wise men of Greece could […]
gloss: Afflicted with the disease called grease.
pos: adj
gloss: An annoyed or contemptuous look; a dirty look.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
countable
examples: At the end of the day, when my baby is hungry, you’re going to see a boob. It’s natural, it’s beautiful, and it’s something that should be celebrated. Shout out to the dude who gave me a greasy at my local cafe last week. This one is for you.
gloss: Wool that still contains grease and has not undergone scouring.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Competition for South African wools has been very unsatisfactory, heavy conditioned greasies being at times practically unsalable.
Derived words: greasily
greasiness
greasy kid's stuff
greasy pole
greasy spoon
nongreasy
overgreasy
ungreasy
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