English adjective: slippery | |||
| 1. | slippery causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide | ||
| Samples | Slippery sidewalks. A slippery bar of soap. The streets are still slippy from the rain. | ||
| Synonyms | slippy | ||
| Similar | lubricious, nonstick, slick, sliding, slimed, slimy, slipping, slithering, slithery | ||
| See also | smooth | ||
| Antonyms | nonslippery | ||
| 2. | slippery not to be trusted | ||
| Samples | How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is. | ||
| Synonyms | tricky | ||
| Similar | untrustworthy, untrusty | ||
| Antonyms | trustworthy, trusty | ||