GREASY

a.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

2.
a.

Smeared or defiled with grease. With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. Shak.

3.
a.

Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.

4.
a.

Fat of body; bulky. [R.] Shak.

5.
a.

Gross; indelicate; indecent. [Obs.] Marston.

6.
a.

Affected with the disease called grease; as, the heels of a horse. See Grease, n., 2.


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