Definitions for slippery
ˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp rislip·pery

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. slippery, slippy(adj)

   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"

2. slippery, tricky(adj)

   not to be trusted

   "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. slippery(Adjective)

   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. slippery(Adjective)

   Evasive; difficult to pin down.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slippery(adj)

   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. Slippery(adj)

   not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise

3. Slippery(adj)

   not easily held; liable or apt to slip away

4. Slippery(adj)

   liable to slip; not standing firm

5. Slippery(adj)

   unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle

6. Slippery(adj)

   uncertain in effect

7. Slippery(adj)

   wanton; unchaste; loose in morals

Origin: [See Slipper, a.]

How to pronounce slippery?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slippery in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slippery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of slippery in a Sentence

1. Pak Fakir:

   The Thai state is like an oiled, slippery eel.

2. Francis M. Faber Jr,:

   Does a 'greased palm' offer a 'slippery shake'?

3. Los Angeles.Read MoreWeathers:

   They were slippery and you couldn't keep ahold of them.

4. Michela Menting:

   I think The FBI’s The FBI, and once breached, we are on a slippery slope.

5. Michela Menting:

   I think it’s a dangerous line, and once breached, we are on a slippery slope.

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