"gressy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈɡrɛːsiː/ Forms: gresie [alternative]
Etymology: grece (“fat”) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|enm|grece|y|t1=fat}} grece (“fat”) + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} gressy, {{enm-adj}} gressy
  1. (Late Middle English) greasy Tags: Late-Middle-English

Adjective [Scots]

Etymology: From Middle English grasy, equivalent to gress + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|grasy}} Middle English grasy, {{suffix|sco|gress|y}} gress + -y Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective}} gressy
  1. grassy
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