greasy

Definition

Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

Etymology

From Middle English gresi, gressy, equivalent to grease + -y.

Example Sentences

• "a greasy mineral"
• "[…] mechanic slaves With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers, shall Uplift us to the view […]"
• "it was in the garage that Alec worked, […] doing mysterious greasy things. Grease blackened his hairy legs; grease had turned his white canvas shoes black; grease blackened his hands even beyond the wrist; grease made his short working trousers black and stiff. Yet he had the gift, which Mr Biswas admired, of being able to hold a cigarette between greasy fingers and greasy lips without staining it."