What does "greasy" mean?
Greasy: Smeared or defiled with grease. With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.
- 3.Fat of body; bulky. [R.] Shak.
- 4.Gross; indelicate; indecent. [Obs.] Marston.
- 5.(Far.) Affected with the disease called grease; as, the heels of a horse. See Grease, n., 2.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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