Meaning

7 senses
  1. Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

    a greasy mineral

    schmierig, rutschig

    жи́рныйžírnyj, са́льныйsálʹnyj, ско́льзкийskólʹzkij

  2. Containing a lot of grease or fat.

    fettig

    масни́йmasnýj, мастки́йmastkýj, са́льнийsálʹnyj

    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

  3. Oily in manner; obsequious.

  4. (slang)Shady, sketchy, dodgy, detestable, unethical.

  5. Afflicted with the disease called grease.

  6. (obsolete)Fat, bulky.

  7. (obsolete)Gross; indelicate; indecent.

Examples

48 sentences
  1. I found the food too greasy.

    Їжа мені здалася занадто жирною.

    ruЯ посчитал еду слишком жирной.

    deIch fand das Essen zu fettig.

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  2. I thought the food was too greasy.

    Їжа мені здалася занадто жирною.

    ruЯ подумал, что еда слишком жирная.

    deIch fand das Essen zu fettig.

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  3. Tom's hair is greasy.

    У Тома жирне волосся.

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  4. Tom has greasy hair.

    У Тома жирне волосся.

    ruУ Тома сальные волосы.

    deTom hat fettige Haare.

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  5. My hair is greasy.

    У мене жирне волосся.

    ruУ меня жирные волосы.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Containing a lot of grease or fat:
Русский
By meaning 1
having a slippery surface:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having a slippery surface:
Containing a lot of grease or fat:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

greasier, greasiest
Comparativegreasier Lesson
Superlativegreasiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
greasy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto