greasy
adjective/ˈɡriːsi/, /ˈɡriːzi/
/ˈɡriːsi/, /ˈɡriːzi/
(comparative greasier, superlative greasiest)
Idioms - covered in a lot of grease or oil
- greasy fingers/marks/overalls
- The sink was piled high with greasy dishes.
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- (disapproving) (of food) cooked with too much oil or fat
- greasy chips
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingc1- This food's a bit greasy, isn't it?
- The hotel smelt of stale smoke and greasy food.
- (disapproving) (of hair or skin) producing too much natural oil
- long greasy hair
- an ugly man with very greasy hair
- (informal, disapproving) (of people or their behaviour) friendly in a way that does not seem sincere synonym smarmy
- a greasy smile
- He told me how well I’d done in that greasy way of his.
Idioms
See greasy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarythe greasy pole
- (informal) used to refer to the difficult way to the top of a profession
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