Greasy
['griːsɪ;-zɪ] or ['grisi]
Definition
(adj.) smeared or soiled with grease or oil; 'greasy coveralls'; 'get rid of rubbish and oily rags' .
(adj.) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; 'greasy hamburgers'; 'oily fried potatoes'; 'oleaginous seeds' .
Inputed by Lilly--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.
(superl.) Smeared or defiled with grease.
(superl.) Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.
(superl.) Fat of body; bulky.
(superl.) Gross; indelicate; indecent.
(superl.) Affected with the disease called grease; as, the heels of a horse. See Grease, n., 2.
Edited by Janet
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unctuous, fat, fatty, oily, adipose, sebaceous, oleaginous.
Editor: Robert
Examples
- The cloth, the greasy wool, the polluting dyeing-vats? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Snagsby appears, greasy, warm, herbaceous, and chewing. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They seem for the most part shabby in attire, dingy of linen, lovers of billiards and brandy, and cigars and greasy ordinaries. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The leather is then thrown into the water again, scoured upon a stone till the white substance called bloom is forced out, then rubbed with a greasy substance and hung up to dry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Greasy or not greasy, they will govern _you_, when their time comes, said Augustine; and they will be just such rulers as you make them. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He had small twinkling eyes, and a pock-marked face; wore a fur cap, a dark corduroy jacket, greasy fustian trousers, and an apron. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Well, I hope I shall be dead before this millennium of your greasy masses comes on. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We ate the whole of the toast, and drank tea in proportion, and it was delightful to see how warm and greasy we all got after it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- And even then, dear boy, said he, pulling a greasy little clasped black Testament out of his pocket, we'll have him on his oath. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Thank you, thank you,' said the professional gentleman, taking up another of the greasy notes as Mr. Weller took it from the pocket-book. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Robert