slippy
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈslɪpi/
- UK
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- The floor was slippy after the spill, so I grabbed a towel to clean it up.
It's so thin and wet and slippy that it's getting in my mouth.
- It's so thin and wet and slippy that it's getting in my mouth.
- They're hydrating, they're thin, they're slippy, they feel very lux feeling.
- It's a silicone based one which when you apply it kind of feels really kind of slippy and greasy.
- I don't know, I feel like it's too liquidy and too like slippy and it doesn't sit amazing on top of lipsticks.
Examples
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SARA: Beverly, stay close to me in case it gets slippy, okay?
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Still feel nice and slippy and moisturising.
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I was... just letting up, it's a bit slippy here.
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Oh, it's a bit slippy.
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It's so thin and wet and slippy that it's getting in my mouth.
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I don't know, I feel like it's too liquidy and too like slippy and it doesn't sit amazing on top of lipsticks.
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They're hydrating, they're thin, they're slippy, they feel very lux feeling.
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Be careful when walking on the ice; it's very slippy and you might fall.
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He warned us that the path was slippy due to the rain, so we should tread carefully.
Synonyms
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1.0
Covered in oil or fat and feels slippery
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1.0
A surface that makes you slip or slide
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3.9
Smooth and slippery in a way that makes walking dangerous
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4.4
A surface or thing that is smooth and slippery and lets things slide easily
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9.9
Having a smooth, slippery surface because of oil or water
Antonyms
How Slippery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slippy is an informal British form made from slip 'to slide' plus the ending -y, so it means 'tending to slip' and is like the word slippery. That's why we call a wet floor or rock 'slippy' when it makes you slide.