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lubriciously

lubriciously

8.6
In a smooth, slippery way that lets things move easily
  • adverb
  • /luːˈbrɪʃəsli/
translation icon : de forma resbaladiza
  • After being polished, the marble floor gleamed and felt lubriciously smooth underfoot.

Examples

  • The rainwater ran lubriciously down the newly waxed car hood.

  • The snake moved lubriciously across the wet grass, barely making a sound.

  • The ice skater glided lubriciously across the rink.

  • The oil spilled lubriciously on the floor, making it dangerous.

  • The oil spilled lubriciously on the floor, making it dangerous.

  • After being polished, the marble floor gleamed and felt lubriciously smooth underfoot.

  • The rainwater ran lubriciously down the newly waxed car hood.

Synonyms

frictionlessly
vslubriciously
5.7

In a way that works smoothly and without problems

is about causing slipperiness rather than merely lacking resistance
liquidly
vslubriciously
4.3

In a smooth, flowing way like water

is about making surfaces slippery rather than resembling liquid flow

Antonyms

clumsily
12 2.8

In an awkward way that shows little skill or control

How Slippery

lubriciously
8.6
slippy
  • UK
1 8.2
smoothly
173 2.3

Surface Forms

lubriciously positive

Morphology

lubriciously = lubricious (transparent) = lubric + ious + ly

The adverb is formed by the productive suffix '-ly' added to the adjective 'lubricious'; this morphological step is a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Lubriciously comes from a Latin root lubric- that means 'slippery', and you can see the same part in lubricate and lubricant. So to do something lubriciously in this sense is to act in a smooth, oily way that makes things slip.