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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Greasy \Greas"y\, adjective [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}, noun, 2.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
greasy
adjective
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}] [also: {greasiest}, {greasier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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: Greasy, OK Greasy
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