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UK
/slˈɪpəɹi/
]
[ US /ˈsɫɪpɝi, ˈsɫɪpɹi/ ]
[ US /ˈsɫɪpɝi, ˈsɫɪpɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not to be trusted
how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is -
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
a slippery bar of soap
slippery sidewalks
the streets are still slippy from the rain
How To Use slippery In A Sentence
- And who knows how many Christians he is putting on a slippery slide of unbelief concerning the clear written Word of God?
- It is rather dim under the trees on an overcast, damp day, and hard to keep your foothold on the slippery bank. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
- He is as slippery as they come; a quality that has doubtless helped him to survive the controversies that have dogged his political career. Times, Sunday Times
- In this hour, a general talks strategy against a slippery enemy.
- Don't know what was wrong - the wind was swirly and the roads were in slippery condition, but the main problem was heavy legs.
- Though a bodyboard is slippery, hours of rubbing can cause rashes.
- But the slippery term keeps expanding to encompass more and more groups.
- The most baroque of these is a slippery square of cod, baked in a dome of salt and egg whites, which the waiters tap open at the table with a spoon.
- Others stayed on the slippery canting decks until the City of Benares foundered, struggling to free rafts and jammed lifeboats. THE LONELY SEA
- All ran fluently in the beginning, but when I was going back to my home, I passed through a narrow slippery street.
