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Definitions for: Slippery [adj] being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
[adj] not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
Webster (1913) Definition: Slip"per*y, a. [See Slipper, a.]
1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or
causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and
easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances
render things slippery.
2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery
promise.
The slippery tops of human state. --Cowley.
3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.
The slippery god will try to loose his hold.
--Dryden.
4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. --Shak.
5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant;
fickle. ``The slippery state of kings.'' --Denham.
6. Uncertain in effect. --L'Estrange.
7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. --Shak.
Slippery elm. (Bot.)
(a) An American tree (Ulmus fulva) with a mucilagenous
and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes
used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself.
(b) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica); -- so
called on the Pacific coast.
Synonyms: lubricious, nonstick, slick, sliding, slimed, slimy, slipping, slippy, slithering, slithery, tricky, untrustworthy, untrusty
Antonyms: nonslippery
See Also: smooth
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