slippery
11slippery — UK [ˈslɪpərɪ] / US [ˈslɪp(ə)rɪ] adjective Word forms slippery : adjective slippery comparative slipperier superlative slipperiest 1) a slippery surface, object etc is difficult to move on or to hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in… …
12slippery — slipperiness, n. /slip euh ree, slip ree/, adj., slipperier, slipperiest. 1. tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road. 2. tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery …
13slippery — slip•per•y [[t]ˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp ri[/t]] adj. per•i•er, per•i•est 1) tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, or a wet surface: a slippery road[/ex] 2) tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery… …
14slippery — adj. 1 difficult to hold firmly because of smoothness, wetness, sliminess, or elusive motion. 2 (of a surface) difficult to stand on, causing slips by its smoothness or muddiness. 3 unreliable, unscrupulous, shifty. 4 (of a subject) requiring… …
15slippery — adjective (slipperier; est) Etymology: alteration of Middle English slipper Date: circa 1500 1. a. causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall < slippery roads > b. tending to slip from the grasp < a slippery fish > 2 …
16slippery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. slimy, greasy, slick, glassy, shifty, elusive, unreliable; sly, insecure. See smoothness, danger. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. glassy, smooth, glazed, polished, oily, slick, waxy, lubricious,… …
17slippery — slip|per|y [ slıp(ə)ri ] adjective 1. ) a slippery surface, object, etc. is difficult to move on or hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in something such as ice or oil 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is slippery is clever but dishonest, so that… …
18slippery — adjective (slipperier, slipperiest) 1》 difficult to hold firmly or stand on through being smooth, wet, or slimy. 2》 (of a person) evasive and unpredictable. ↘(of a word or concept) changing in meaning according to context or point of view.… …
19slippery — adjective 1) the roads are slippery Syn: icy, greasy, oily, glassy, smooth, slimy, wet; informal slippy 2) a slippery customer Syn: evasive, unreliable, unpredictable; devious …
20slippery — adjective 1) the roads are slippery Syn: slithery, greasy, oily, icy, glassy, smooth, slimy, wet; informal slippy 2) a slippery customer Syn: sneaky, sly, devious …
