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Bookmark or Share- SLIPPERY Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for SLIPPERY: shady, shifty, dark, slick, sneaky, treacherous, furtive, sly; Antonyms of SLIPPERY: straightforward, forthright, plain, open, direct, frank, candid, plainspoken
- Slippery - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comadjective. 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.
- SLIPPERY | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryC1. If something is slippery, it is wet or smooth so that it slides easily or causes something to slide: slippery soap. a slippery floor. The road was wet and slippery. informal disapproving. Someone who is slippery cannot be trusted: He's as slippery as an eel - you can never get a straight answer out of him.
- Slippery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall. slippery roads. b. : tending to slip from the grasp. a slippery fish. 2. a. : not firmly fixed : unstable. b. : not precise or fixed in meaning : ambiguous, elusive. 3. : not to be trusted : tricky. slipperiness noun. Synonyms. furtive. shady. shifty. sly.
- SLIPPERY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary1. 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.
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