slimy

Meaning

1. Of or pertaining to slime
2. resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
3. (slang) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

slippery

sticky

clay-like

glairy

slippery with slush

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslaɪ.mi/

From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the noun Old English slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipig (“slippy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).