HyperDic: greasy

English > 2 senses of the word greasy:
ADJECTIVEallgreasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginouscontaining an unusual amount of grease or oil
allgreasy, oilysmeared or soiled with grease or oil
greasy > pronunciation
Soundsgriy'siy
Rhymesabsorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...
English > greasy: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningContaining an unusual amount of grease or oil.
Example"greasy hamburgers"
Synonymsoily, sebaceous, oleaginous
Broaderfatty, fatContaining or composed of fat / fat
Spanishaceitoso, gordo, grasiento, grasoso, oleaginoso, oleoso, sebáceo
Catalangras, greixinós, greixós, oleaginós, oliós, sebaci
Nounsgreasinessconsisting of or covered with oil
Adverbsgreasilyin a greasy manner
English > greasy: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningsmeared or soiled with grease or oil.
Example"greasy coveralls"
Synonymoily
Broaderdirty, soiled, uncleanSoiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Spanishgrasoso
Nounsgreasea thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate / lubricate machinery)
greasinessconsisting of or covered with oil

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