slippery

Significado (Inglês)

1. Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
2. Evasive; difficult to pin down.
3. (obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
4. Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
5. (obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

Sinônimos

smooth

slimy

slick

greasy

viscous

tricky

slithery

slippy

sticky

flat

evasive

slip

elusive

polished

crafty

shining

be slippery

even

uncertain

shifty

oily

cunning

lubricous

slide

lubricious

muddy

oil

risque

scheming

shilly-shally

shiny

shrewd

skiddy

sleek

sly

smarmy

smeary

sneaky

subtle

sweep away

undependable

unfaithful

unreliable

unstable

unsteady

untrustworthy

untrusty

untruthful

variable

wet

wily

double-tongued

ice-crusted

viscous liquid

animals

slippery ground

abhesive

clever

dangerous

deceitful

deceptive

dishonest

faltering

fickle

fine

flirtatious

fluent

fly-by-night

glabrous

glib

glistening

glittering

glossy

gluey

he

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icy

insecure

irresolute

level

lubricated

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈslɪpəɹi/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: slipperie

Cognato com inglês médio: slibbri

Cognato com Middle Low German: slibberich

Cognato com alemão: schlüpfrig

Cognato com dinamarquês: slibrig

Cognato com sueco: slipprig

In summary

From Middle English slipperie, an extended form ( + -y) of Middle English slipper, sliper (“slippery”), from Old English slipor (“slippery”), from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”), equivalent to slip + -er. Compare also Middle English slibbri, slubbri (“slippery”) borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German slibberich (“slippery”). Cognate with German schlüpfrig (“slippery”), Danish slibrig (“slippery”), Swedish slipprig (“slippery”).