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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. (figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down. (obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm. Unstable; changeable; inconstant. (obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Find more words! 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And as it all unravelled, cosy deals, lax auditing, wheels within wheels, and slippery accounting was exposed. They were slippery with mud, filled with rabbit burrows and gopher holes and rather high up. It is a work of perfect weighting that shows that Hodgkin can still patrol the slippery frontiers between abstraction and representation. After peeling off outer skin, they polish it with castor oil, cactus jelly, curd, ghee and turmeric powder to make it smooth and slippery. It appeared to have one more cloth under the heavier top cloth of thick high-quality fine weave, but was smooth and slippery like silk. See Also What is another word for slippery? What is the opposite of slippery? Sentences with the word slippery Words that rhyme with slippery What is the adverb for slippery? What is the adjective for slippery? What is the noun for slippery? Translations for slippery Nearby Definitions slipperworts slipperwort slipper spoons slipper spoon slippers slipper-orchid slippery as an eel slippery elm slippery elms slippery jack slippery jacks slippery nipples 8-letter Words Starting With s sl sli slip slipp slippe slipper