GREASY


Meaning of GREASY in English

— greasily , adv. — greasiness , n.

/gree"see, -zee/ , adj., greasier, greasiest .

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. Vet. Pathol. affected with grease.

[ 1505-15 ]

Pronunciation . GREASY is almost always pronounced as /gree"zee/ , with a medial /z/ , in the South Midland and Southern U.S. and as /gree"see/ , with a medial /s/ , in New England, New York State, and the Great Lakes Basin. Speakers of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania are divided, with some using /s/ and some using /z/ . Standard British English reflects both /z/ and /s/ pronunciations and British folk speech is also divided regionally, with /z/ heard in the eastern counties and /s/ in the central and western ones. Both pronunciations were brought to the colonies, where the present U.S. pattern emerged.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .