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Greasy Chips I Eat Oily Usual Word Describing

Idx 1971
Keyword oily
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence The chips were so oily that I couldn't eat them.
Correct Sentence The chips were so greasy that I couldn't eat them.
Cloze Error Sentence The chips were so [[oily]] that I couldn't eat them.
Cloze Sentence The chips were so [[greasy]] that I couldn't eat them.
Cloze Answer greasy
Choices oily | greasy
Explanation

The usual word for describing food that is unpleasant because it is cooked and presented with too much fat or oil is greasy: 'I ate the tomato and left all the greasy chips.'

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