Look up: slippery


  1. slippery
    [adj] - not to be trusted 2. [adj] - being such as to cause things to slip or slide
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=slippery

  2. Slippery
    Slip'per·y adjective [ See Slipper , adjective ] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily su...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/122

  3. slippery
    1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. ... 2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. 'The slippery tops of human ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?slippery

  4. slippery
    slippy adjective causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; `slippery sidewalks`; `a slippery bar of soap`; `the streets are still slippy from the rain`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slippery

  5. slippery
    tricky adjective not to be trusted; `how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is`- James Agee
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slippery

  6. Slippery
    • (a.) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. • (a.) Uncertain in effect. • (a.) Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. • (a.) Liable to slip; not standing firm. • (a.) Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. • (a.) Not easil...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/slippery/

  7. slippery
    1) Elusive 2) Hard to catch 3) Lubricious 4) Nonstick 5) Slick 6) Sliding 7) Slimed 8) Slimy 9) Slipping 10) Slippy 11) Slithering 12) Slithery 13) Smooth 14) Untrustworthy
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/slippery/1

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