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greasily

greasily

1 5.6
In a way that is oily and slippery
  • adverb
  • /ˈɡriːzɪli/
: grasosamente
  • The whole disgusting troop of them squirm and fornicate greasily in a pile like so many orgiasts at a low-rent sex party.

Cthulhu, as he says, slid greasily into the water and began to pursue with vast wave raising strokes of cosmic potency.

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Examples

  • The pink fluid on the floor smeared greasily under her foot.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Cthulhu, as he says, slid greasily into the water and began to pursue with vast wave raising strokes of cosmic potency.

  • Guys also use the word to call themselves when they talk to their younger female friends, especially kind of greasily.

    Blog text (14)
  • To ensure this, she fried two chickens as greasily as possible.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • "Hell's Waiting Room!" Unwanted, the words slipped from my lips and dropped greasily to the floor.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • As she transferred the greasily delicious snack to her digestive system, Harriet sighed gratefully.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Then all that were conceived and flourished emptily and stood notorious behind clap-trap recitals, greasily prevaricating.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The brass doorknob twisted greasily in Brieph's hand; the heat wave that had gripped New England for a relentless two weeks had begun to feel like his personal demon.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Then, bolder than the storied Cyclops, Great Cthulhu slid greasily into the water, began to pursue with vast wave raising strokes of cosmic potency.

  • After cooking the bacon, the pan was left greasily coated in fat.

Antonyms

5 2.0

In a way that causes little dirt or pollution

Surface Forms

greasily positive

Morphology

greasily = greasy (transparent) = greasy + ly

Formed predictably from the adjective 'greasy' with the adverbial suffix '-ly'; meaning denotes manner.

Etymology

Greasily comes from grease + -ly. Grease is oily, slippery stuff, so greasily means 'in an oily or slippery way'. A helpful image is touching a sandwich or a pan covered in oil to remember it.