Something cold and slimy touched Nastya’s cheek, and she cringed, seeing it was a giant tentacle.
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Slimy
/ˈslaɪ.mi/
Synonyms for "slimy" (162 found)
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Closest matches (33)
abjectadhesiveadulatoryamylaceousbarfyblandblandishingblarneyingbutterycajolingclabberedclammyclottedcoagulatedcomplimentarycourtierlycourtlycrappycreepingcurdled
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Noun(2 words)
amphibian skindemulcent
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (81)
mucousmuddymushynastynauseatingobsequiousodiousoilyoily-tonguedoozyordurouspastypukyputridrankrepulsiveropyrottenscabbyscummy
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scurfyservileshittyslabbysleekslipperyslitheryslobberysloppysloshysludgyslushysmarmysmoothsmooth tonguedsmooth-spokensmooth-tonguedsoapysoft-soapingsordidsposhysquashysquishysquushystarchystickystodgystringysubtlesycophanticsyrupytackytenaciousthickthickenedtoadyingtoughtremelloidtremelloseuliginousunctuousvileviscidviscoseviscousvomitywheedlingwormyyecchy
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
6 entriescorrupt practicesleazy behaviorslimy coatingslimy filmslimy layerunethical conduct
Collocations
6 entriesslimy coatingslimy filmslimy layerslimy residueslimy surfaceslimy texture
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- слизест adj (like slime; glutinous)
Czech
3 entries- mazlavý adj (like slime; glutinous)
- slizký adj (like slime; glutinous)
- slizovitý adj (like slime; glutinous)
Dutch
1 entries- slijmerig adj (like slime; glutinous)
Esperanto
1 entries- mucida adj (like slime; glutinous)
French
4 entries- gluant adj (like slime; glutinous)
- gluante adj (like slime; glutinous)
- visqueuse adj (like slime; glutinous)
- visqueux adj (like slime; glutinous)
German
1 entries- schleimig adj (like slime; glutinous)
Italian
1 entries- viscido adj (like slime; glutinous)
Latin
2 entries- lūbricus adj (like slime; glutinous)
- vīrōsus adj (like slime; glutinous)
Middle English
2 entries- slimi adj (like slime; glutinous)
- slymy adj (like slime; glutinous)
Māori
4 entries- hahohaho adj (like slime; glutinous)
- hāwaniwani adj (like slime; glutinous)
- hāwareware adj (like slime; glutinous)
- pūrikoriko adj (like slime; glutinous)
Norman
3 entries- lîncreux adj (like slime; glutinous)
- v'lînmeux adj (like slime; glutinous)
- vâseux adj (like slime; glutinous)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- slimet adj (like slime; glutinous)
- slimete adj (like slime; glutinous)
Rarotongan
1 entries- varevare adj (like slime; glutinous)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- ljigav adj (like slime; glutinous)
- sluzav adj (like slime; glutinous)
Slovak
1 entries- slizký adj (like slime; glutinous)
Spanish
4 entries- baboso adj (like slime; glutinous)
- empalagoso adj (like slime; glutinous)
- gelatinoso adj (like slime; glutinous)
- pegajoso adj (like slime; glutinous)
Swedish
1 entries- slemmig adj (like slime; glutinous)
Tahitian
1 entries- hāvarevare adj (like slime; glutinous)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Something green and slimy was on the rock.
Source: tatoeba (3170690)
Tom is covered in slimy goo.
Source: tatoeba (3428633)
Sea urchin has a slimy texture.
Source: tatoeba (4466795)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.