slippery

Meaning of slippery

adjective
  1. 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.
  2. (by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
    a slippery person
  3. Liable to slip; not standing firm.
  4. Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
  5. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

Information about slippery

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of slippery

slip-pery

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • slippery is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

slippery synonyms

Meaning slippy:

slippy

Meaning tricky:

tricky

Meaning :

greasy, slick, slimy, wet

slippery antonyms

Meaning :

sticky

Translation of slippery

Words that rhyme with slippery

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