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greasy

UK/ˈɡɹiː.si/US/ˈɡɹi.si/

greasy adjective: having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

Adjective

greasy (comparative greasier, superlative greasiest)

  1. Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
    • a greasy mineral
    • […] mechanic slaves
      With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers, shall
      Uplift us to the view […]c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  2. Containing a lot of grease or fat.
    • 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.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
    • 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.2010, Gavin Hoffen, Dandelion, page 3
  3. Oily in manner; obsequious.
    • 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.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
  4. (slang) Shady, sketchy, dodgy, detestable, unethical.
    • 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.2004 April 25, “Trailer Park Boys episode "Rub N Tiz'zug"”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  5. (obsolete) Fat, bulky.
    • Let’s consult together against this greasy knight.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  6. (obsolete) Gross; indelicate; indecent.
    • 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...1601, John Marston, Jack Drum’s Entertainment, London: Richard Olive, act I
  7. Afflicted with the disease called grease.

Noun

greasy (countable and uncountable, plural greasies)

  1. (Australia, countable) An annoyed or contemptuous look; a dirty look.
    • 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.2024 August 22, Scarlett Keddie, “Simone Holtznagel: It’s time we got comfortable with public breastfeeding”, in Women's Health, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2024
  2. Wool that still contains grease and has not undergone scouring.
    • Competition for South African wools has been very unsatisfactory, heavy conditioned greasies being at times practically unsalable.1899, Wool Markets and Sheep, volumes 10-11, page 11
    Antonyms:
    scoured

greasy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

greasy in Hindi

चिकनाई वाली

greasy in Tamil

கொப்புப்போன்ற, மிகு கொழுப்பார்ந்த, எண்ணெய்ப் பசையுடைய, வழவழப்பான, பிசுக்குள்ள, வழுக்குகிற

greasy in Marathi

greasy
स्निग्ध snigdha

greasy in Urdu

چربی دار, چکنا, چپڑی
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greasy in Malayalam
കൊഴുപ്പള്ള, കൊഴുപ്പു നിറഞ്ഞ, കൊഴുപ്പുമയമായ, നെയ്യുള്ള
greasy in Kannada
ಜಿಡ್ಡಿನ, ಜಿಡ್ಡಿನದ್ದು
greasy in Punjabi
تھندا thindā
greasy in Gujarati
ચીકણું
greasy in Sanskrit
सृप्र sṛprá
greasy in Arabic
دُهْنِيّ duhniyy

Examples of greasy in a sentence

  • We found a good little greasy spoon down a side street.
  • His mouth watered at the thought of the greasy delectable, and a new idea occurred to him.
  • He puts his fingers in Miller’s hair, which is greasy with product.

All 40 example sentences with greasy

Antonyms of greasy

Forms of greasy

Adjective
comparativegreasier
superlativegreasiest
alternative form (rare)greasey
Noun
pluralgreasies

Origin of greasy

From Middle English gresi, gressy, equivalent to grease + -y.

Words formed from greasy

Phrases with greasy

Words that rhyme with greasy

Questions about greasy

What does greasy mean?
Greasy means having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
What is greasy in Hindi?
Greasy in Hindi is चिकनाई वाली. See Greasy meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is greasy?
Greasy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce greasy?
Greasy is pronounced /ˈɡɹi.si/ (US).

Words near greasy in the dictionary

  1. greasing the skids
  2. greasing the wheels
  3. greasing up
  4. greasings
  5. Greasley
  6. greasy
  7. greasy kid's stuff
  8. greasy pole
  9. greasy spoon
  10. greasy spoons
  11. greasyback

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: greasy (page history and authors); greasy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greasy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); स्निग्ध (Marathi) (page history and authors); greasy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); greasy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); greasy (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); تھندا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); greasy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); सृप्र (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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