greasy
greasy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 22 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Smeared or defiled with grease. With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. Shak.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adipose
- anointment
- butyraceous
- fat
- fatty
- lardaceous
- lubricate
- lubrication
- lubricity
- oil
- oily
- ointment
- oleaginous
- pinguid
- saponaceous
- sebaceous
- slippery
- soapy
- unctuosity
- unctuous
- unguinous
- waxy
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is greasy.
- What is smeared or defiled with grease. With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. Shak called?
- What is like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone called?
- What is gross; indelicate; indecent. [Obs.] Marston called?
- What is affected with the disease called grease; as, the heels of a horse. See Grease, n., 2 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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