What does slippery mean?
Definitions for slippery
ˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp rislip·pe·ry
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word slippery.
Princeton's WordNet
slippery, slippyadjective
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"
slippery, trickyadjective
not to be trusted
"how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
Wiktionary
slipperyadjective
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.
slipperyadjective
Evasive; difficult to pin down.
Webster Dictionary
Slipperyadjective
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
Slipperyadjective
not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise
Slipperyadjective
not easily held; liable or apt to slip away
Slipperyadjective
liable to slip; not standing firm
Slipperyadjective
unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle
Slipperyadjective
uncertain in effect
Slipperyadjective
wanton; unchaste; loose in morals
Etymology: [See Slipper, a.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slippery in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slippery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of slippery in a Sentence
I don't think they're just linked, they kind of feed each other... it's a slippery slope when you think that the government has been hiding these things. All of a sudden, you become one of those people that's like,' can you trust anything on mainstream media ?'.
But it’s a slippery slope to more intrusive tactics. Pretty soon, the government will be interested in where you were as much before and after the crime as they can get. And that’s where it gets dangerous. They will want to know your state of mind or whether you met with some co-conspirators, they will want as broad a record of your location as they can find.
A smart criminal would remember to turn their cell phone off at the moment when they’re committing a crime, but it’s a slippery slope to more intrusive tactics. Pretty soon, the government will be interested in where you were as much before and after the crime as they can get. And that’s where it gets dangerous. They will want to know your state of mind or whether you met with some co-conspirators, they will want as broad a record of your location as they can find.
That's an example of how protean and slippery the stories are and that's why we like them.
I think it’s a dangerous line, and once breached, we are on a slippery slope.
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Translations for slippery
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- lliscantCatalan, Valencian
- kluzkýCzech
- glatDanish
- rutschigGerman
- glitaEsperanto
- escurridizo, resbaladizoSpanish
- labaingarriakBasque
- لیزPersian
- liukasFinnish
- glissant, glissanteFrench
- sleamhainIrish
- sleamhainnScottish Gaelic
- csúszósHungarian
- licinIndonesian
- scivoloso, scivolosaItalian
- 미끄럽다Korean
- slidensLatvian
- peopeoMāori
- glad, glibberigDutch
- nahateełNavajo, Navaho
- śliskiPolish
- escorregadio, lisoPortuguese
- скользкий, увёртливыйRussian
- kliženjeSerbo-Croatian
- halSwedish
- kayganTurkish
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