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slippery

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslɪpəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈslɪpəri, ˈslɪpri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slip′ə rē, slip′rē)

Inflections of 'slippery' (adj):

slipperier: adj comparative

slipperiest: adj superlative

slip•per•y /ˈslɪpəri, ˈslɪpri/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est.

easily causing slipping:a slippery road.
tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position:a slippery rope.
likely to slip away or escape:a slippery scoundrel.
unstable or insecure, such as conditions:a slippery situation.

slip•per•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

slip•per•y (slip′ə rē, slip′rē),USA pronunciation adj., -per•i•er, -per•i•est.

tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.:a slippery road.
tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position:a slippery rope.
likely to slip away or escape:slippery prospects.
not to be depended on;
fickle;
shifty, tricky, or deceitful.
unstable or insecure, as conditions:a slippery situation.

1525–35; alteration of slipper²; compare Low German slipperig; see -y¹

slip′per•i•ness, n.

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slippery /ˈslɪpərɪ; -prɪ/ adj

causing or tending to cause objects to slip: a slippery road
liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc
not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy: a slippery character
(esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable

Etymology: 16th Century: probably coined by Coverdale to translate German schlipfferig in Luther's Bible (Psalm 35:6); related to Old English slipor slipperyˈslipperiness n

'slippery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

butterfish - elm - glib - glib ice - lubricate - lubricity - lubricious - oxlip - slick - slide - slippery elm - slippy - slither - unctuous - elusive - glary - glitch - greasy - lubric - lubricant - lubricous - polytetrafluoroethylene - Teflon - satin - schlep - shifty - slickrock - slip - slipper - slippery dick - slippery slope - sphalerite

In Lists: Tactile textures, Driving/road conditions, Personal, more...

Synonyms: slick, slicked, lubricated, oily, oiled, more...

Collocations: is a slippery [politician, crook, scoundrel, senator, person, character], a slippery [road, path, surface], the [road] is slippery from the [rain, snow, ice], more...

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