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- DictionarySlip·per·y/ˈslip(ə)rē/
adjective
- 1. (of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy: "slippery ice"
5 days ago · 1. adjective. 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. Synonyms: smooth, icy, greasy, glassy More Synonyms of slippery. 2. adjective. You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted.
adjective. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide. “ slippery sidewalks”. “a slippery bar of soap”. synonyms: slippy. lubricious. having a smooth or slippery quality. nonstick. (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles.
adjective. uk / ˈslɪp ə ri / us. Add to word list. smooth and wet and difficult to hold or walk on: Be careful - the floor's slippery. Idioms. a slippery slope. (Definition of slippery from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of slippery. in Chinese (Traditional) 濕滑的，容易打滑的, 狡猾的，滑頭的… See more.
slippery. adjective. /ˈslɪpəri/. (informal slippy) difficult to hold or to stand or move on, because it is smooth, wet, or polished slippery like a fish In places the path can be wet and slippery. His hand was slippery with sweat.
tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road. tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope. likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects.
Slippery Definition. slĭpə-rē. slipperier, slipperiest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. slipperier, slipperiest. Causing or liable to cause sliding or slipping, as a wet, waxed, or greasy surface. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Tending to slip away, as from a grasp.
adj. 1. causing or tending to cause objects to slip: a slippery road. 2. liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc. 3. not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy: a slippery character. 4. (esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable. 5. slippery slope a course of action that will lead to disaster or failure.
