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greas·y / ˈgrēsē; -zē/ • adj. (greas·i·er , greas·i·est ) covered with an oily substance: he wiped his greasy fingers. ∎ producing more body oils than average: greasy skin. ∎ containing or cooked with too much oil or fat: greasy food. ∎ of or like grease: their moisturizers don't feel greasy. ∎ slippery: the floor was greasy. ∎ fig. (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. DERIVATIVES: greas·i·ly / -səlē; -zəlē/ adv. greas·i·ness n. |
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"greasy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "greasy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-greasy.html "greasy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-greasy.html |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "greasy." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "greasy." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-greasy.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "greasy." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-greasy.html |
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•bassi, Brassey, brassie, chassis, gassy, Haile Selassie, lassie, Malagasy, Manasseh, massé, massy, sassy, Tallahassee
•Cotopaxi, maxi, taxi, waxy
•Anglesey
•antsy, Clancy, fancy, Nancy
•paparazzi, patsy
•Yangtze • necromancy • cartomancy
•geomancy • bibliomancy
•chiromancy • ataraxy
•Adivasi, brassy, classy, dalasi, Darcy, farcy, Farsi, glassy, grassy
•chancy • ardency • Nazi
•Bessie, Crécy, dressy, Jessie, messy, Nessie, tressy
•prexy, sexy
•Chelsea, Elsie
•Dempsey • Montmorency
•discrepancy • incessancy
•Betsy, tsetse
•epilepsy • narcolepsy • nympholepsy
•apoplexy • catalepsy
•Basie, Casey, Gracie, lacy, O'Casey, pace, pacy, precis, racy, spacey, Stacey, Sulawesi, Tracy
•cadency • complacency
•blatancy, patency
•Assisi, fleecy, greasy, Tbilisi
•decency
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"greasy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "greasy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-greasy.html "greasy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-greasy.html |
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