• Greasy

    Pronunciation

    • GenAm IPA: /ˈɡɹi.si/, /ˈɡɹi.zi/
    • RP IPA: /ˈɡɹiː.si/
    • Rhymes: -iːsi, -iːzi

    Full definition of greasy

    Adjective

    greasy

    1. Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.a greasy mineral
      • ShakespeareWith greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
    2. Containing a lot of grease or fat.
      • 2010, Gavin Hoffen, Dandelion (page 3)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.
      • 2012, May 3, Felicity Cloake, How to cook perfect garlic bread, 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.
    3. (slang) detestable, unethical.
    4. (obsolete) fat, bulky
    5. (obsolete) gross; indelicate; indecent
    6. (of a horse) Afflicted with the disease called grease.

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