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slippery |
Grep of noun slippery slippery dick slippery elm Overview of adj slippery The adj slippery has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) slippery, slippy -- (being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain") 2. slippery, tricky -- (not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee) Antonyms of adj slippery 2 senses of slippery Sense 1 slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippy nonslippery (vs. slippery) => nonskid => nonslip Sense 2 slippery, tricky INDIRECT (VIA untrustworthy) -> trustworthy, trusty Similarity of adj slippery 2 senses of slippery Sense 1 slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippy => lubricious => nonstick => slick => sliding => slimed, slimy => slithery => slipping, slithering Also See-> smooth#1 Sense 2 slippery, tricky => untrustworthy (vs. trustworthy), untrusty Attributes of adj slippery Familiarity of adj slippery slippery used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj slippery nonslippery slippery Overview of adj slippery The adj slippery has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) slippery, slippy -- (being such as to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain") 2. slippery, tricky -- (not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee)
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