Greasy and Sly

Greasy

Greasy adjective - Having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction.
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Sly and greasy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Greasy".

Nearby Words: grease, greased, greasing, greaser, greasily

Sly

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

Greasy and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Greasy" instead an adjective "Sly".

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

Both words in one sentence

  • Obviously Evil Hoggish Greedly had a pig-face, Verminous Skumm looked like some kind of human/rat hybrid, Sly Sludge was short, fat, greasy, and overall unattractive, and Duke Nukem was made of some kind of glowing yellow bricks.
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