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   Greas·y

   /ˈɡrēsē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. covered with or resembling an oily substance: "he wiped his greasy fingers" Similar oilyshinyglossyOpposite dry
   • ▪ producing more body oils than average: "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 floor was greasy" Similar slipperyslickslimyslitheryoilyglassysmoothinformal:slippyskiddyOpposite dry
   • 2. (of a person or their manner) effusively polite in a way that is felt to be insincere and repulsive: "the greasy little man from the newspaper" Similar ingratiatingfawninggrovelingsycophantictoadyingobsequiouscringingflatteringeffusivegushinggushyabjecttrucklingself-effacingUriah Heepishunctuousoilysmooth-tonguedsmoothglibsuaveslickreptilianinformal:slimysmarmybootlickingall over someonesoapysucky

   Derivatives

   • 1. greasily adverb
   • 2. greasiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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