Read full poem →How dull and greasy and grey and sordid it was!
On wet days--it was always wet--
Dictionary Entry
Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
In a Sentence
“a greasy mineral”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. greasyhair greasyspoon greasyblack greasypole greasyfood greasy
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Poetry examples for “greasy”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →I don’t know where they got all those engines. They were greasy and
black and rusted. They looked really dismal.
Read full poem →His face was horrible, the lips pushed out, greasy and wet with pleasure.
He acted as if nothing had happened, as if he hadn’t beaten me. When I
Read full poem →How dull and greasy and grey and sordid it was!
On wet days--it was always wet--
Read full poem →picturesque valleys of Johnson, the valley of Stony Creek in Carter,
Bompass and Greasy Coves in WafiJiington, those in Greene, the coves
Read full poem →But when at home, at board or bed,
Five greasy nightcaps wrapp'd her head.
Could so much beauty condescend
Read full poem →But when at home, at board or bed, 45
Five greasy nightcaps wrapp’d her head.
Could so much beauty condescend
Read full poem →In the crystal of a dream,
We saw the greasy hempen rope
Hooked to the blackened beam,
Read full poem →the hypocrite with his greasy smile penning his
Read full poem →Their little dull greasy eyes will water;
They'll paw you, and gulp afresh.