greasy

greas-y · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Covered with or containing a lot of grease or oil.

  2. 2.

    Producing more oil than is usual or desirable.

  3. 3.

    Unpleasantly smooth or slippery in manner; sycophantic (informal).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    greasy spoon — a small, cheap restaurant serving fried food
  • •
    greasy pole — a difficult competitive climb to success

Related words

Antonyms: clean, dry
See also: fatty, grease, oily
Synonyms: fatty, oily, slippery

Etymology

From English grease + suffix -y. In use since the 16th century.