a. | 1. | Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; | ||||||
2. | Not affording firm ground for confidence; | |||||||
3. | Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. | |||||||
4. | Liable to slip; not standing firm. | |||||||
5. | Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. | |||||||
6. | Uncertain in effect. | |||||||
7. | Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.
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Adj. | 1. | slippery - being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" Synonyms: slippy Antonyms: nonslippery - not slippery; not likely to slip or skid |
2. | slippery - not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him" |