slimy

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/ˈslaɪ.mi/

adj 3noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look

The fish looked slimy and slippery when we pulled it out of the water.

ADV

very

all

After the rain, the garden path was all slimy and difficult to walk on.

PREP

with

The bathroom floor was slimy with algae after the pipe leaked for weeks.

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to slime

Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime

The frog's body was all slimy.

Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.

Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

"I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile."

noun

A ponyfish.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — morally reprehensible

despicable
ugly
vile
unworthy
worthless
wretched

adjective — covered with or resembling slime

slimed

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The frog's body was all slimy.

Wiktionary

Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.

Wiktionary

"I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile."

Wiktionary

Something cold and slimy touched Nastya’s cheek, and she cringed, seeing it was a giant tentacle.

Tatoeba · #2739517

Something green and slimy was on the rock.

Tatoeba · #3170690

Tom is covered in slimy goo.

Tatoeba · #3428633

Usage Notes

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In some senses, slimy is marked as figuratively, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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