greasy
English
/ˈɡɹi.si/, /ˈɡɹiː.si/
adj
Definitions
- Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
- Containing a lot of grease or fat.
- (slang) shady, sketchy, dodgy, detestable, unethical.
- (obsolete) fat, bulky
- (obsolete) gross; indelicate; indecent
- (of a horse) Afflicted with the disease called grease.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gresi suffix from English grease.
Origin
English
grease
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begrease English
- degrease English
- grease English
- grease-monkey English
- greaseball English
- greaseband English
- greaseboard English
- greasebomb English
- greaseburger English
- greasegrass English
- greaseless English
- greaselike English
- greasen English
- greasepaint English
- greaseproof English
- greaser English
- greasest English
- greaseth English
- greasewood English
- greasily English
- greasiness English
- nongreasy English
- pregrease English
- regrease English
- ungrease English
- ungreasy English
- grece Middle English
- gresi Middle English
- grisi Swahili
- kūriij Marshallese
- gris Tok Pisin
- gris mani Tok Pisin
- grisim Tok Pisin
- grisman Tok Pisin
- giris Hausa