Dictionary entry

Greasy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Greas″y (?), a. [Compar.Greasier (�); superl.Greasiest.] 1. Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.

2. Smeared or defiled with grease.

With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. Shak.

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

4. Fat of body; bulky. Shak.

5. Gross; indelicate; indecent. Marston.

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