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  • adjective Not greasy.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ greasy

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Examples

  • The process included fine-tuning details such as ensuring a lotion could be quickly absorbed—the better for nongreasy boardroom handshakes.

    Hotel Seeks Soap With Chic Image for Guests to Swipe Sarah Rose 2011

  • For extra prevention (and to soothe shaving bumps), apply this nongreasy Monistat Chafing Relief Powder-Gel ($7.99).

    Michelle Madhok: Keep Inner Thigh Sweat ("Chub Rub") Under Control 2010

  • But try this all-natural brand's nongreasy sunscreen. $60 at jurlique. com.3.

    Poolside 2007

  • Nope, there were perfectly steamed carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower, and the hash browns were light and nongreasy, and the eggs were lovely.

    Archive 2007-08-26 Dayle A. Dermatis 2007

  • Nope, there were perfectly steamed carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower, and the hash browns were light and nongreasy, and the eggs were lovely.

    So I had this weird dream, see.... Dayle A. Dermatis 2007

  • But try this all-natural brand's nongreasy sunscreen. $60 at jurlique. com.4.

    Summer Guide 2007

  • Tupper developed a method for purifying black polyethylene slag into a tough, nongreasy plastic.

    Revolutionary Inventions For House And Home Saabira Chaudhuri 2006

  • For a tasty, nongreasy midnight snack or a $3 local Notch beer, duck into Clover Food Lab 7 Holyoke Street, cloverfoodlab.com .

    NYT > Home Page By FREDA MOON 2011

  • "There's a nongreasy glue, like a mucilage," he said, that is more or less invisible once applied.

    NYT > Home Page By ALAN FEUER 2011

  • The rock shrimp appetizer was crispy and rewarding, as were the deep-fried oysters - in fact, everything that emerged from the deep-fat fryer, including the tempura, was invariably light, nongreasy and easy on the salt, all the better to work with the accompanying sauces.

    NYT > Home Page By SCOTT VEALE 2011

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