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   Slim·y

   /ˈslīmē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. covered by or having the feel or consistency of slime: "the thick, slimy mud" Similar slipperyslitherygreasyoozymuddymuckysludgymiryclammywetstickyviscousviscidmucilaginousglutinousmucousmucoiddialect:claggyinformal:slippygunkygooeygloopygummy
   • ▪ disgustingly immoral, dishonest, or obsequious: "he was a slimy people-pleaser" Similar obsequioussycophanticexcessively deferentialsubservientfawningtoadyingingratiatingunctuousoilyoleaginousgreasyreptiliangrovelingcringingtoadyishsycophantishslavishabjectcravenhumbleUriah Heepishself-abasinginformal:bootlickingsmarmysuckysoapyforelock-tuggingbrown-nosingapple-polishingvulgar slang:arse-lickingbum-suckingkiss-assass-kissingsuckholing

   Derivatives

   • 1. slimily adverb
   • 2. sliminess noun

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