[syn: greasy, oily]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Greasy \Greas"y\, a. [Compar. Greasier; superl. Greasiest.]
1. Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous;
as, a greasy dish.
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2. Smeared or defiled with grease.
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With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. --Shak.
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3. Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the
touch, as is mineral soapstone.
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4. Fat of body; bulky. [R.] --Shak.
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5. Gross; indelicate; indecent. [Obs.] --Marston.
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6. (Far.) Affected with the disease called grease; as, the
heels of a horse. See Grease, n., 2.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
greasy
adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy
hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
[syn: greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous]
2: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls";
"get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: greasy, oily]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "greasy":
adipose, blubbery, buttery, butyraceous, chrismal, chrismatory,
fat, fatty, fawning, glib, greased, lardaceous, lardy, lubric,
lubricated, lubricious, mucoid, oiled, oily, oleaginous, oleic,
rich, sebaceous, sleek, slick, sliddery, slipper, slippery, slippy,
slithery, smarmy, smooth, soaped, soapy, suety, sycophantic,
tallowy, toadying, unctuous, unguent, unguentary, unguentous,
waxy
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Greasy, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 387
Housing Units (2000): 146
Land area (2000): 20.337796 sq. miles (52.674647 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.079111 sq. miles (0.204896 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 20.416907 sq. miles (52.879543 sq. km)
FIPS code: 31165
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.678115 N, 94.721152 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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