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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgriːsi/, /ˈgriːzi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgrisi, -zi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(grē′sē, -zē)

Inflections of 'greasy' (adj):
greasier
adj comparative
greasiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
greas•y /ˈgrisi, -zi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. smeared or soiled with grease:a greasy engine.
  2. made up of or containing grease:greasy food.
  3. greaselike in appearance or to the touch:greasy hair.
  4. trying too hard to please;
    unctuous:a greasy smile.
greas•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
greas•y  (grē′sē, -zē),USA pronunciation adj., greas•i•er, greas•i•est. 
  1. smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
  2. composed of or containing grease; oily: greasy food.
  3. greaselike in appearance or to the touch;
    slippery.
  4. insinuatingly unctuous in manner;
    repulsively slick;
    oily.
  5. Veterinary DiseasesVet. Pathol. affected with grease.
  • 1505–15
greas ′i•ly, adv. 
greas ′i•ness, n. 
    greasy is almost always pronounced as (grē′zē),USA pronunciation with a medial (z),USA pronunciation in the South Midland and Southern U.S. and as (grē′sē),USA pronunciation with a medial (s),USA pronunciation in New England, New York State, and the Great Lakes Basin. Speakers of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania are divided, with some using (s)USA pronunciation and some using (z).USA pronunciation Standard British English reflects both (z)USA pronunciation and (s)USA pronunciation pronunciations and British folk speech is also divided regionally, with (z)USA pronunciation heard in the eastern counties and (s)USA pronunciation in the central and western ones. Both pronunciations were brought to the colonies, where the present U.S. pattern emerged.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
greasy /ˈɡriːzɪ; -sɪ/ adj (greasier, greasiest)
  1. coated or soiled with or as if with grease
  2. composed of or full of grease
  3. resembling grease
  4. unctuous or oily in manner
ˈgreasily adv ˈgreasiness n
'greasy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Synonyms: fatty, oily, more...
Collocations: my [hair, face] is greasy, my [hair] feels greasy, have greasy [hair, skin], more...

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