greasy

Meaning

  1. Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
  2. Containing a lot of grease or fat.
  3. (slang) Shady, sketchy, dodgy, detestable, unethical.
  4. (obsolete) Fat, bulky.
  5. (obsolete) Gross; indelicate; indecent.
  6. Afflicted with the disease called grease.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹi.si/
Etymology

In summary

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

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation

English

Start learning English with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "greasy" and many other words and sentences in English.

Go to our English course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes