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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Greasy  \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.  [R.]  --Shak. 
 
  5.  Gross;  indelicate;  indecent.  [Obs.]  --Marston. 
 
  6.  (Far.)  Affected  with  the  disease  called  {grease};  as  the 
  heels  of  a  horse.  See  {Grease},  n.,  2. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  greasy 
  adj  1:  containing  an  unusual  amount  of  grease  or  oil;  "greasy 
  hamburgers";  "oily  fried  potatoes";  "oleaginous  seeds" 
  [syn:  {oily},  {sebaceous},  {oleaginous}] 
  2:  smeared  or  soiled  with  grease  or  oil;  "greasy  coveralls"; 
  "get  rid  of  rubbish  and  oily  rags"  [syn:  {oily}] 




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