as in slicked
having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction
that wet tarmac road is greasy enough to send the car into a skid
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Recent Examples of greasy
Best of all, using an air fryer results in shrimp that are light and crunchy, without being greasy.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
The greasier the better, Chen says (but people with sensitive skin should avoid olive oil, which can be irritating).
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
For their efforts, the scientists found that ice has a much harder time sticking to unwashed, greasy polar bear hair than to oily human hair.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of their beloved movie, Crystal and Ryan returned to the famed Katz’s Deli in New York City to recreate one of the film’s most famous scenes, where the floors were still greasy, the commotion was still loud, and, well, the orgasms were still very fake.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
The greasier the better, Chen says (but people with sensitive skin should avoid olive oil, which can be irritating).
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
For their efforts, the scientists found that ice has a much harder time sticking to unwashed, greasy polar bear hair than to oily human hair.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of their beloved movie, Crystal and Ryan returned to the famed Katz’s Deli in New York City to recreate one of the film’s most famous scenes, where the floors were still greasy, the commotion was still loud, and, well, the orgasms were still very fake.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Greasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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