slippery

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/ˈslɪpəɹi/

adj 5

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look

become, get

The bathroom floor became slippery after the shower, so I walked carefully.

make sth

Rain made the bathroom floor slippery, so we put down a mat for safety.

ADV

extremely, very

a bit

The bathroom tiles were a bit slippery after the shower, so I walked carefully.

PREP

with

The bathroom floor became slippery with soap, so I walked very carefully.

Definitions

adj

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.

Oily substances render things slippery.

The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.

Evasive; difficult to pin down.

a slippery person

a slippery promise

Liable to slip; not standing firm.

Which when they fall, as being slippery standers, / The love that leaned on them, as slippery too, / Do one pluck down another, and together / Die in the fall.

Unstable; changeable; inconstant.

He looking down With scorn or pity on the slippery state Of kings, will tread upon the neck of fate.

Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

My wife is slippery? If thou wilt confess –

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

slippy

adjective — not to be trusted

tricky

Antonyms

nonslippery

Idioms & Phrases

slippery as an eel

So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.

caution - slippery when wet

Warning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery floor not to fall down and get injured.

Example Bank

Oily substances render things slippery.

Wiktionary

The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.

Wiktionary

a slippery person

Wiktionary

The politician is as slippery as an eel!

Tatoeba · #68050

Watch your step. The floor is slippery.

Tatoeba · #274494

Watch your step, as the passageway is slippery.

Tatoeba · #326375

Usage Notes

i Register

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

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