greasey

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English

Adjective

greasey (comparative greasier, superlative greasiest)

  1. Rare spelling of greasy.
    • 1739 August 2–9, William Walker, “”, in The American Weekly Mercury, number 1023, Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania: Andrew Bradford, , →ISSN, →OCLC, page , column 2:
      His Apparel was a browniſh colour’d Coat, a green double breaſted Jacket, a pair of Leather Breeches very greaſey, a pair of Worſted Stockings,
    • 1822 May, John Ruggles Cotting, “Of the Animal Department”, in An Introduction to Chemistry, with Practical Questions: Designed for Beginners in the Science. , Boston, Mass.: Charles Ewer , →OCLC, page 351:
      Osmazome is a peculiar substance, extracted from the brain of animals. It is a soft solid brownish yellow substance, of a greasey glutinous feel, and of a brilliant appearance, like satin.
    • 1989, Hugh Mooney, “Twilight of the Age of Aquarius? Popular Music in the 1970s”, in Timothy E. Scheurer, editor, American Popular Music: Readings from the Popular Press, volume II (The Age of Rock), Bowling Green, Oh.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, →ISBN, “Let It Be: Rock in the ’70s and ’80s” section, page 214:
      But again parallels are not cycles. Only so far was he an Elvis clone. Despite his leather jacket, Levis, boots (or red shoes), and greasey hair, the picture on his first album, My Aim Is True (1977) shows us a Woody Allen. The 1970s was not the macho 1950s: