slippery

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Definition von slippery im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

slipperiness
The property of being slippery
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The result or product of being slippery
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Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc
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Evasive; difficult to pin down
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{n} want of firm footing, uncertainty
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{a} apt to make one slip, unstable
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slipper

The sidewalk is slippery. - The pavement is slippery.

The pavement is slippery. - The sidewalk is slippery.

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slidderly
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slidder
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slibber
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slippy
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sliddery
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In a slippery manner
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The quality of being slippery
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{i} quality of being slippery; deceitfulness, trickiness; instability, uncertainty
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a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
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the quality of being a slippery rascal
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{s} causing or tending to cause slipping; smooth, tending to slip; tending to escape; unstable or delicate; shifty, cunning
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Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals
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disapproval You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted. He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched
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Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise
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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" not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him
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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"
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If someone is on a slippery slope, they are involved in a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to failure or trouble. The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer
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Uncertain in effect
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Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle
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Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. The tiled floor was wet and slippery Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions
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Liable to slip; not standing firm
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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
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not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him
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Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away