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Webster 1913 Edition


Greasy

Greas′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Greasier
;
sup
erl.
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.
Shakespeare
3.
Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.
4.
Fat of body; bulky.
[R.]
Shak.
5.
Gross; indelicate; indecent.
[Obs.]
Marston.
6.
(Far.)
Affected with the disease called
grease
; as, the heels of a horse. See
Grease
,
Noun.
, 2.

Webster 1828 Edition


Greasy

GRE'ASY

,
Adj.
greez'y. Oily; fat; unctuous.
1.
Smeared or defiled with grease.
2.
Like grease or oil; smooth; as a fossil that has a greasy feel.
3.
Fat of body; bulky. [Little used.]
4.
Gross; indelicate; indecent.

Definition 2024


greasy

greasy

English

Adjective

greasy (comparative greasier, superlative greasiest)

  1. Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
    a greasy mineral
    • Shakespeare
      With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
  2. Containing a lot of grease or fat.
    • 2010, Gavin Hoffen, Dandelion (page 3)
      With a skin full of alcohol and a probable overwhelming desire for a greasy kebab, I had evidently got myself into such a state that I was unable to locate the correct door to the fast food shop.
    • 2012 May 3, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook perfect garlic bread”, in the Guardian:
      Nigel and Richard Bertinet go for butter. Jamie and Nigella both opt for olive oil, and Garten uses a mixture, spreading the bread generously with butter, then topping it with garlic and herbs in olive oil. Oil, to my taste, simply makes the bread seem greasy: it's great for dipping, but it doesn't seem to soak into the bread in the same way as butter – I've probably just got hopelessly rich Anglo-Saxon tastes, but for me, it's butter all the way.
  3. (slang) detestable, unethical.
    • 2004 April 25, “Trailer Park Boys epsiode "Rub N Tiz'zug"”, in (Please provide the title of the work):
      Julian: We're gonna fill the trailers up with furniture all right, boys, but we're gonna rent them out by the hour.
      Bubbles: Aw, that's greasy.
  4. (obsolete) fat, bulky
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
  5. (obsolete) gross; indelicate; indecent
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Marston to this entry?)
  6. (of a horse) Afflicted with the disease called grease.

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