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   greasy

   /ˈɡriːsi/

   adjective

   • 1. covered with, resembling, or produced by grease or oil: "he wiped his greasy fingers" Similar oilyshinyglossyOpposite dry
   • ▪ producing excessive body oil: "greasy skin" Similar oilyshinyglossyOpposite dry
   • ▪ containing or cooked with too much oil or fat: "greasy food" Similar fattyoilyfatswimming in oil/fatbutteryoleaginoustechnical:adiposesebaceouspinguidunctuousOpposite leancrisp
   • ▪ slippery: "the rain's making the roads greasy" Similar slipperyslickslimyslitheryoilyglassysmoothinformal:slippyskiddyOpposite dry
   • 2. (of a person or their manner) unpleasantly or insincerely polite or ingratiating: "the greasy little man from the newspaper" Similar ingratiatingfawninggrovellingsycophantictoadyingobsequiouscringingflatteringeffusivegushinggushyabjecttrucklingself-effacingUriah Heepishunctuousoilysmooth-tonguedsmoothglibsuaveslickreptilianinformal:slimysmarmybootlickingall over someonesoapysucky

   Derivatives

   • 1. greasily adverb
   • 2. greasiness noun

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