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greasepainted

greasepainted adjective: wearing greasepaint.

Adjective

greasepainted (not comparable)

  1. Wearing greasepaint.
    • With sweat streaking down his greasepainted face, the clown raced to the edge of the arena, taking refuge at the top of the fence. Two other clowns emerged to chase the bull through the fence to the holding pen.1994, Dirk Johnson, Biting the Dust

Forms of greasepainted

alternative formgrease-painted

Origin of greasepainted

From greasepaint + -ed.

Questions about greasepainted

What does greasepainted mean?
Greasepainted means wearing greasepaint.
What part of speech is greasepainted?
Greasepainted is an adjective.

Words near greasepainted in the dictionary

  1. greasen
  2. greasened
  3. greasening
  4. greasens
  5. greasepaint
  6. greasepainted
  7. greasepaints
  8. greaseproof
  9. greaseproof paper
  10. greaseproof papers
  11. greaseproofed

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