Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being greasy; unctuousness.
- noun Hence Deficiency in limpidness; viscosity, like that of oil: said of wines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
greasy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun consisting of or covered with oil
Etymologies
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Examples
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They harmonize airiness, greasiness and cheesiness into a perfect snack that will melt in your mouth or yield a satisfying crunch depending upon how you treat it.
Matthew Yglesias » Journalists, Bloggers, and Status Anxiety 2009
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In fact, this oiliness, or greasiness, as I was later to learn, was probably the most salient expression of his personality.
Chapter 2 2010
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Billy is the only one who seems to even mildly enjoy it—and that might be for the novelty of it, since he rarely gets to indulge in such greasiness.
Dirty Secret Jessie Sholl 2011
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There's a layer of sticky greasiness on everything from the soy sauce bottles to the countertops.
Gil Asakawa: Noodling on a Theme: A Colorado Ramen Roundup Gil Asakawa 2011
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It's packed with organic shea and cocoa (of course) butters, and is moisturising without leaving even a hint of greasiness.
Buy of the day Kate Carter 2010
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I also dispensed with the oil-softening instructions, because I long ago switched to heating my tortillas directly on my gas burner to make them more pliable, which also cuts down on the greasiness factor.
Project Downscale: Spinach enchiladas Joe Yonan 2011
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The menu may not be quite as diverse as the one at Tasty Dumpling, but what it lacks in variety, it makes up for in cheapness and greasiness.
Jury Duty Lunch: $5 Gets You Plenty at Fried Dumpling | Midtown Lunch: Downtown NYC 2010
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There's a layer of sticky greasiness on everything from the soy sauce bottles to the countertops.
Gil Asakawa: Noodling on a Theme: A Colorado Ramen Roundup Gil Asakawa 2011
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In regards to this dish, well, anything fried is going to taste pretty good in my book, but here the crunchy coating was a perfect complement to the sweet, tender clams with no awful "fishiness" or greasiness to be found.
One For The Table: Food: My Most Memorable Bites Of 2009 2010
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The greasiness comes from glands inthe skin of your scalp and, in some people, these secrete more oilthan they do in others.
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