Slippy
//ˈslɪpi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Slippery. Ireland, Pennsylvania, UK, Western
"It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed."
- 2 Spry, nimble. Ireland, UK, dated
"Well, come on then, let's look slippy."
Adjective
- 1 causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide wordnet
Example
More examples"It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed."
Etymology
From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).
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