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fettig

greasy, oily

adjective FET-ikh Rare
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Usage Note

Fettig describes a surface or food coated or saturated with fat or oil. Fettiges Haar means oily hair; fettiges Essen is greasy food. It generally carries a negative connotation of excess.

Examples

"Nach dem Motorrad-Reparieren waren seine Hände fettig und schwarz."

Natural Translation

After the motorcycle repair, his hands were greasy and black.

Literal Translation

After the motorcycle-repairing were his hands greasy and black.

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