slippery 音标拼音: [sl'ɪpɚi] [sl'ɪpri]
a . 滑的,光滑的,靠不住的,圆滑的,不稳固的,含糊的
滑的,光滑的,靠不住的,圆滑的,不稳固的,含糊的
slippery adj 1 :
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide ;
"
slippery sidewalks "; "
a slippery bar of soap "; "
the streets are still slippy from the rain " [
synonym : {
slippery },
{
slippy }] [
ant : {
nonslippery }]
2 :
not to be trusted ; "
how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is "-
James Agee [
synonym : {
slippery }, {
tricky }]
Slippery \
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Not affording firm ground for confidence ;
as ,
a slippery promise .
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The slippery tops of human state . --
Cowley .
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3 .
Not easily held ;
liable or apt to slip away .
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The slippery god will try to loose his hold .
--
Dryden .
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4 .
Liable to slip ;
not standing firm . --
Shak .
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5 .
Unstable ;
changeable ;
mutable ;
uncertain ;
inconstant ;
fickle . "
The slippery state of kings ." --
Denham .
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6 .
Uncertain in effect . --
L '
Estrange .
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7 .
Wanton ;
unchaste ;
loose in morals . --
Shak .
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{
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 .
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186 Moby Thesaurus words for "
slippery ":
Machiavellian ,
Machiavellic ,
acute ,
adipose ,
ambidextrous ,
amoral ,
arch ,
artful ,
astute ,
blubbery ,
buttery ,
butyraceous ,
cagey ,
calculating ,
canny ,
changeable ,
chiseling ,
chrismal ,
chrismatory ,
clever ,
collusive ,
conscienceless ,
corrupt ,
corrupted ,
covinous ,
crafty ,
criminal ,
critical ,
crooked ,
cunning ,
cute ,
dangerous ,
dark ,
deceitful ,
deep ,
deep -
laid ,
delicate ,
designing ,
desultory ,
devious ,
diplomatic ,
dishonest ,
dishonorable ,
disloyal ,
double ,
double -
dealing ,
doubtful ,
dubious ,
elusive ,
elusory ,
evasive ,
faithless ,
false ,
falsehearted ,
fat ,
fatty ,
feline ,
felonious ,
finagling ,
fishy ,
foxy ,
fraudulent ,
furtive ,
glassy ,
greased ,
greasy ,
guileful ,
hazardous ,
icy ,
ill -
got ,
ill -
gotten ,
immoral ,
inconstant ,
indirect ,
infirm ,
ingenious ,
insecure ,
insidious ,
insubstantial ,
inventive ,
knowing ,
lardaceous ,
lardy ,
lubric ,
lubricated ,
lubricious ,
malingering ,
mucoid ,
not kosher ,
oiled ,
oily ,
oleaginous ,
oleic ,
on slippery ground ,
on thin ice ,
pawky ,
perfidious ,
perilous ,
politic ,
precarious ,
provisional ,
questionable ,
ready ,
reptilian ,
resourceful ,
rich ,
risky ,
rotten ,
scheming ,
sebaceous ,
serpentine ,
shady ,
shaky ,
shameless ,
sharp ,
shifting ,
shifty ,
shirking ,
shrewd ,
sinister ,
sleek ,
slick ,
sliddery ,
slimy ,
slipper ,
slippy ,
slithery ,
sly ,
smooth ,
snaky ,
sneaky ,
soaped ,
soapy ,
sophistical ,
stealthy ,
strategic ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
suety ,
supple ,
surreptitious ,
suspicious ,
tactical ,
tallowy ,
temporary ,
tentative ,
ticklish ,
touch -
and -
go ,
touchy ,
treacherous ,
trickish ,
tricksy ,
tricky ,
two -
faced ,
uncertain ,
unconscienced ,
unconscientious ,
unconscionable ,
unctuous ,
undependable ,
underhand ,
underhanded ,
unethical ,
unfaithworthy ,
unguent ,
unguentary ,
unguentous ,
unprincipled ,
unreliable ,
unsavory ,
unscrupulous ,
unsolid ,
unsound ,
unstable ,
unsteadfast ,
unsteady ,
unstraightforward ,
unsubstantial ,
unsure ,
untrustworthy ,
variable ,
vulpine ,
wary ,
wily ,
without remorse ,
without shame
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SLIPPERY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SLIPPERY is causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall How to use slippery in a sentence
SLIPPERY Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for SLIPPERY: shady, shifty, dark, slick, sneaky, treacherous, furtive, sly; Antonyms of SLIPPERY: straightforward, forthright, plain, open, direct, frank, candid, plainspoken
SLIPPERY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary SLIPPERY definition: 1 If something is slippery, it is wet or smooth so that it slides easily or causes something to… Learn more
SLIPPERY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Slippery things are slimy or wet, or for some other reason cause you to slide on them A slippery fish is hard to hold in your hand, and a slippery path is easy to slip on
Slippery - definition of slippery by The Free Dictionary 1 Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping: a slippery sidewalk 2 Tending to slip, as from one's grasp: a slippery bar of soap 3 Not trustworthy; elusive or tricky: "How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is" (James Agee)
SLIPPERY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 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
SLIPPERY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary SLIPPERY meaning: 1 If something is slippery, it is wet or smooth so that it slides easily or causes something to… Learn more
SLIPPERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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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