Slimy
//ˈslaɪ.mi// adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ponyfish.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to slime
- 2 Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
"The frog's body was all slimy."
- 3 Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy. figuratively, slang
""I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile.""
Adjective
- 1 morally reprehensible wordnet
- 2 covered with or resembling slime wordnet
Example
More examples"Something cold and slimy touched Nastya’s cheek, and she cringed, seeing it was a giant tentacle."
Etymology
From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the noun Old English slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipig (“slippy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).
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