Slippery: English to English |
Slippery (a.) Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. |
Slippery (a.) Liable to slip; not standing firm. |
Slippery (a.) Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. |
Slippery (a.) Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. |
Slippery (a.) Uncertain in effect. |
Slippery (a.) Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. |
Slippery (a.) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. |