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   slippery

   /ˈslɪp(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy: "slippery ice" Similar slitherygreasyoilyicyglassysmoothslickslimywetinformal:slippyskiddyrare:lubriciousOpposite dryrough
   • ▪ (of a person) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on: "Martin's a slippery customer" Similar evasiveunreliableunpredictablehard to pin downdeviouscraftycunningwilytrickyartfulguilefulslickslysneakyschemingcontrivinguntrustworthydeceitfuldeceptiveduplicitousdishonesttreacherousfalsetwo-facedJanus-facedsnideinformal:shadyshiftyfoxyiffydodgyshonkyOpposite openreliabletrustworthy
   • ▪ (of a word or concept) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view: "the word ‘intended’ is a decidedly slippery one"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from dialect slipper ‘slippery’, probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slipperily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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