Of a shifty, unreliable character; deceitful, insincere. Of disposition, conduct, actions, etc.

Deceitful, crafty, insidious.

Of a smooth or slippery nature. Also figurative, sly, deceitful.

Of persons: Not open, close, secretive; sly, deceitful. Obsolete.

Untrustworthy, unreliable. Const. of. rare.

Marked or characterized by secrecy or stealth; working, moving, etc., in a stealthy or underhand manner. Also of places: Quiet, secret.

Of persons: Inclined to be fickle or faithless; not to be depended on; shifty, deceitful.

That contrives, plans, schemes; crafty, designing. Obsolete.

That uses shifts, tricks, deceit, expedients, subterfuges, or evasions.

Proverbial phrase as slippery as an eel. Cf. eel, n. 1c.

Of a person: engaging in circumlocution; long-winded.

Of persons: Given to shifty or evasive action or behaviour.

Characterized by prevarication; untruthful; evasive, equivocating.

Characterized by or tending to prevarication; untruthful; evasive.

Crafty, deceitful.

Inconstant, shifting; evasive.

insidious, sneaky.

figurative. Smooth, polished, sleek, sly.

Of persons: Seeking to evade; addicted to evasion, shuffling.

Shuffling in gait; infirm, unsteady; figurative shuffling, prevaricating, unreliable.

Fond of indirect or dishonest methods; addicted to evasion or artifice; not straightforward, not to be depended on.

With past participles, as slab-bridged (figurative), slab-built, slab-roofed, slab-walled. Cf. slab-sided, adj.

Characterized by, partaking of, sneaking.

Having a soft or cat-like tread; light-footed. Also: excessively cautious or hesitant; non-committal, evasive.

figurative. Treacherous, evasive. Cf. sidewinder, n.2 1b. Now somewhat dated and humorous.

Slippery, in various senses.

Evasive, non-committal; excessively cautious or hesitant.