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greasy

/ˈɡriːsi/adjective

उच्चारण ग्रीसी

चिकना, तैलीय

Basic word

adjective
  1. 1

    covered with a lot of grease or oil; (of food) cooked with too much oil

    चिकना, तैलीय

    • greasy food
    • The pakoras were too greasy for my liking.
    • Wash your hands, because they are greasy.
    + 1 more example
    • A greasy plate is hard to clean without hot water.

    Synonyms oily fatty slippery slick

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

greasy + noun (attributive)

Before a noun, greasy describes food, hair, skin or surfaces covered with grease.

Noun से पहले 'greasy' उस भोजन, बाल, त्वचा या सतह का वर्णन करता है जिस पर चिकनाई हो।

  • I do not like greasy food.
  • He wiped his greasy fingers on a napkin.

be / feel / look greasy

It follows linking verbs such as be, feel, look and taste.

यह be, feel, look और taste जैसी linking verbs के बाद आता है।

  • The pakoras tasted too greasy.
  • My hair feels greasy by evening.

greasy spoon (informal)

The informal phrase 'greasy spoon' means a cheap, small restaurant serving fried food.

अनौपचारिक वाक्यांश 'greasy spoon' तला हुआ भोजन परोसने वाले सस्ते और छोटे भोजनालय को बताता है।

  • They stopped at a greasy spoon on the highway.

greasy (manner)

Used of a person, it means too friendly in a false and unpleasant way.

किसी व्यक्ति के लिए इसका अर्थ बनावटी और अप्रिय रूप से मीठा व्यवहार करने वाला है।

  • He had a greasy smile and a soft voice.

comparative: greasier, greasiest

The comparative and superlative end in -ier and -iest.

Comparative और superlative -ier और -iest पर समाप्त होते हैं।

  • This chip is greasier than that one.
+Collocations 4

greasy + food

foodchipsburgersnackfriespakoras

  • Greasy fries are tasty but not healthy.

greasy + body

hairskinfingershandsforehead

  • The oily climate made her hair greasy.

greasy + surface

floorplatepanraghandle

  • The floor was greasy and slippery.

get/become + greasy

get greasybecome greasyturn greasygrow greasy

  • The pan became greasy after frying the fish.
“More examples 5
  • The greasy road made the scooter skid at the corner.

चिकनी सड़क के कारण स्कूटर मोड़ पर फिसल गया।

  • Radhika avoids greasy snacks during her exam days.

राधिका परीक्षा के दिनों में चिकनाई वाले नाश्ते से बचती है।

  • The mechanic wiped his greasy hands on a rag.

मैकेनिक ने अपने चिकने हाथ कपड़े से पोंछे।

  • The restaurant's greasy plates put off the customers.

रेस्तरां की चिकनी प्लेटों ने ग्राहकों को दूर कर दिया।

  • Many people do not trust a greasy salesman.

कई लोग चिकनी-चुपड़ी बातें करने वाले विक्रेता पर भरोसा नहीं करते।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The food is too much greasy.

✓ The food is too greasy.

'Too' is used before an adjective; 'too much' is used before a noun.

'Too' adjective से पहले आता है; 'too much' noun से पहले आता है।

✗ My hair is greasier from yours.

✓ My hair is greasier than yours.

A comparative adjective is followed by 'than', not 'from'.

Comparative adjective के बाद 'than' आता है, 'from' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Greasy, oily and fatty all refer to fat or oil, but they are used with different things.

Greasy, oily और fatty तीनों चिकनाई या तेल की ओर संकेत करते हैं, पर अलग चीज़ों के साथ प्रयुक्त होते हैं।

greasy

Covered with or full of thick grease, often unpleasantly.

मोटी चिकनाई से ढका या भरा हुआ, प्रायः अप्रिय ढंग से।

  • The greasy kitchen wall needed cleaning.

oily

Containing or covered with oil, which is thinner than grease.

तेल से युक्त या ढका हुआ, जो grease से पतला होता है।

  • The fish has an oily taste.

fatty

Containing a lot of fat, mainly of food or body tissue.

बहुत अधिक वसा वाला, मुख्यतः भोजन या शरीर के ऊतक के लिए।

  • Avoid fatty meat.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Suffix: -y forms adjectives (grease, greasy).

Suffix -y adjectives बनाता है (grease, greasy)।