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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Grēas'y, a.

adjective

a. [compar. GREASIER; superl. GREASIEST.]

  1. Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; fat; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.
  2. Smeared or defiled with grease.

Mechanic slaves with greasy aprons. Shak.

  1. Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.
  2. Fat of body; bulky. [Rare.] Shak.
  3. Gross; indelicate; indecent. [Obs.] Marston.
  4. (Far.) Affected with the disease called grease; as, the heels of a horse are greasy. See GREASE, No. 2.