- 1covered in a lot of grease or oil greasy fingers/marks/coveralls The sink was piled high with greasy dishes.
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- 2(disapproving) (of food) cooked with too much oil greasy french fries
- 3(disapproving) (of hair or skin) producing too much natural oil long greasy hair
- 4(informal) (disapproving) (of people or their behavior) friendly in a way that does not seem sincere synonym smarmy a greasy smile He told me how pretty I was in that greasy way of his. Idioms
greasy
adjectiveNAmE//ˈɡrisi//, NAmE//ˈɡrizi//
(greasier, greasiest)used to refer to the difficult way to the top of a profession
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