schmierig — meaning in English

English meaning

• greasy adj Covered in or containing a lot of grease or fat.
• slimy adj Covered in or resembling slime.
• smarmy adjective Excessively flattering or ingratiating in an insincere, oily way.

Senses

schmierig is used for these senses in English:

• greasy Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
• oleaginous (of manner or speech) Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.
• slimy (slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
• smarmy Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.
• unctuous (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
• unctuous Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.

greasy — full definition

1. adj Covered in or containing a lot of grease or fat.
2. adj Overly flattering or ingratiating in manner; slippery in a social sense.

slimy — full definition

1. adj Covered in or resembling slime.
2. adj (informal) Dishonest and falsely friendly; untrustworthy.

Related German words