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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slip•per•y /ˈslɪpəri, ˈslɪpri/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est. - easily causing slipping:a slippery road.
- tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position:a slippery rope.
- likely to slip away or escape:a slippery scoundrel.
- unstable or insecure, such as conditions:a slippery situation.
slip•per•i•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slip•per•y (slip′ə rē, slip′rē),USA pronunciation adj., -per•i•er, -per•i•est. - tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.:a slippery road.
- tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position:a slippery rope.
- likely to slip away or escape:slippery prospects.
- not to be depended on;
fickle;
shifty, tricky, or deceitful. - unstable or insecure, as conditions:a slippery situation.
- 1525–35; alteration of slipper2; compare Low German slipperig; see -y1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slippery /ˈslɪpərɪ -prɪ/ adj - causing or tending to cause objects to slip: a slippery road
- liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc
- not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy: a slippery character
- (esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable
Etymology: 16th Century: probably coined by Coverdale to translate German schlipfferig in Luther's Bible (Psalm 35:6); related to Old English slipor slipperyˈslipperiness n |