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Greasy   /grˈisi/   Listen
adjective
Greasy  adj.  
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."
3.
Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.
4.
Fat of body; bulky. (R.)
5.
Gross; indelicate; indecent. (Obs.)
6.
(Far.) Affected with the disease called grease; as, the heels of a horse. See Grease, n., 2.





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"Greasy" Quotes from Famous Books



... The greasy ruffian shouted down to his pals in the quarry, but I did not hear what he said, as just then the Professor asked me to keep our captive covered while he got a stick. I stood with the pistol pointed at his head while Mifflin ran back into the ...
— Parnassus on Wheels • Christopher Morley
... of greasy meat, strong coffee and slabs of sweet pie with gummy crusts, as thick as the palm of your hand. At the Bucket of Blood we had this delicious fare and plenty of it. When a man comes out of the mills he wants quantity as well as quality. We had both at the Bucket of Blood, ...
— The Iron Puddler • James J. Davis
... well. Irish Land Bill, of course, a rock ahead; everyone takes that into account. Suddenly JOKIM, spoiling for a fight, goes and invents this Compensation Bill, quietly hands it over to RITCHIE to work through, and all the greasy compound is in the devouring element. Seems a pity we could not leave the tolerably satisfactory undisturbed. Now we're in for it. Meetings out-of-doors; opposition in-doors; prospect of getting on with ordinary work ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 • Various
... an excuse. I see the gray walls and the cypresses, those trees of sun and shade, so beautiful in the country of southern France against the low purple hills. I see the horrible undertaker's men in greasy jackets and shiny top hats. I see.... No, I'll ...
— Atlantida • Pierre Benoit
... use of fats, oils, or greasy substances, has been one of the most emphatic prohibitions about the Daguerreotype plate. Yet it has been proved that its presence in a small quantity upon the silver surface has the effect of reducing the time ...
— American Handbook of the Daguerrotype • Samuel D. Humphrey


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