{ } a. [ L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique. ] 1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This lubric and adulterate age. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lubricans, p. pr. of lubricare, See Lubricate. ] Lubricating. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, graphite, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. lubricatus, p. p. of lubricare to lubricate. See Lubric. ] 1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. S. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Supples, lubricates, and keeps in play,
The various movements of this nice machine. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence: To reduce social frictions or difficulties between people, thus making cooperation easier and joint action smoother. [ PJC ]

4. To inebriate by supplying with alcoholic beverages. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

adj. smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction.
Syn. -- greased. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, lubricates. “ Lubricator of the fibers.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to machinery. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Lubricate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lubricitas: cf. F. lubricité. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property which diminishes friction; as, the lubricity of oil. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Slipperiness; instability; as, the lubricity of fortune. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lewdness; lechery; incontinency. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

As if wantonness and lubricity were essential to that poem. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lubricus. ] Lubric. [ 1913 Webster ]