greasy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

greasy [greasy greasier greasiest] BrE [ˈɡriːsi] NAmE [ˈɡriːsi] BrE [ˈɡriːzi] NAmE [ˈɡriːzi] adjective (greas·ier, greasi·est)
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
Syn: ↑smarmy
•a greasy smile
•He told me how well I'd done in that greasy way of his.
Idiom: ↑greasy pole

Example Bank:
•This food's a bit greasy, isn't it?
•an ugly man with very greasy hair
•The hotel smelt of stale smoke and greasy food.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  oily, sebaceous, oleaginous