greasy.

1. Covered with, containing, or feeling like oily fat.

2. Trying to please someone through oily, insincere flattery.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• greasy surface
• greasy food

On the page

The greasy handle slipped in her hand.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative greasier; superlative greasiest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.