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greasy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oily |
| Derivation | grease, greasiness |
greasy coveralls.
greasy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oily, oleaginous, sebaceous |
| Derivation | greasiness |
greasy hamburgers.
Examples of greasy
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Sunscreen is transparent on skin, but who wants to go to work with greasy roots?
From the latimes.com
Today a greasy-looking youth got in my way as I was making my way down an aisle.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The food there is greasy, I guess would be the main takeaway from that sentence.
From the techcrunch.com
Neal is at his best playing greasy Louisiana swamp rock with soulful flourishes.
From the suntimes.com
The entryway is a grubby arcade packed with greasy cafes and takeout food shops.
From the latimes.com
It is light and not greasy, had a pleasant fragrance and did not stain clothing.
From the newsobserver.com
Musically, he's spare and almost sing-songy, while she's hard-bitten and greasy.
From the timesunion.com
As her brother Olin, Nick Loman perfectly portrayed the role of a greasy lawyer.
From the stltoday.com
The collection's models wore their hair bleached and greasy in a side-parted do.
From the economist.com
- Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
- Smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
- (greasily) in a greasy manner; "the food was greasily unappetizing"
- (greasiness) consisting of or covered with oil
- The term grease is used to describe semisolid lubricants. Although the word grease is also used to describe rendered fat of animals, in the context of lubricants, it typically applies to a material consisting of a soap emulsified with mineral or vegetable oil. ...
- Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease; detestable, unethical
- (greasiness) The state of being greasy
- (greasies) fried food, such as fish and chips or shark and taties
- Flavor of diesel or gasoline caused by equipment problems
