EnglishMain Dictionary
greasy
Universal Words
adjective (greasier, greasiest)
1 covered in a lot of GREASE or oil:
greasy fingers / marks / overalls * The sink was piled high with greasy dishes.
2 (disapproving) (of food) cooked with too much oil:
greasy chips
3 (disapproving) (of hair or skin) producing too much natural oil:
long greasy hair
4 (informal, disapproving) (of people or their behaviour) friendly in a way that does not seem sincere
SYNSMARMY:
a greasy smile * He told me how well I'd done in that greasy way of his.
