greasy

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greasy

/ˈɡɹi.si/ US
/ˈɡɹi.zi/ US, Southern
/ˈɡɹiː.si/ UK
/ˈɡɹiː.zi/ UK
/ˈɡɹi.zi/

Rhymes with -iːsi, -iːzi

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

adjective greasier · greasiest · greasey

Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease. a greasy mineral
Containing a lot of grease or fat. 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, 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.
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.
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.
obsolete Fat, bulky. Let’s consult together against this greasy knight.
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
of a horse Afflicted with the disease called grease.

noun greasies · greasey

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.
countable, uncountable 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.
Opposite: scoured

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Closest in meaning: oleaginous, oily, fatty, fat, soiled, unclean, dirty, sebaceous, grease, waxen, fattening, blubber, filthy, lard, bold, sales

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adj having a slippery surface

Español	grasiento, grasoso, graso, resbaloso
中文	膩 /腻 nì
Português	engordurado
Deutsch	schmierig, rutschig
Italiano	viscido
Русский	жи́рный žírnyj, са́льный sálʹnyj, ско́льзкий skólʹzkij
العربية	دُهْنِيّ duhniyy
עברית	שַׁמְנוּנִי

adj Containing a lot of grease or fat

日本語	脂っこい aburakkoi
Deutsch	fettig

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@misc{greasy_2026,
  title = {greasy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greasy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}