slippery

Meanings

• adjective

  Having the property of being slippery, especially when wet or covered in a substance that makes walking difficult.

  - "The ice was slippery."
  - "The floor was slippery after mopping."
  - "The shoes had poor grip on the slippery surface."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈslɪpəɹi/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1785273"

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Antonyms

sticky

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Synonyms

greasy , slick , slimy , slippy , wet

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with slippery
nippy , dippy , grippy

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Variants

List of all variants of slippery that leads to same result
slipperier , slipperiest , slipperiness , slipperinesses , slippery , slippery elm , slippery elms , slippery slope , slippery slopes

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'covered with moss' or 'covered with slime'. The modern meaning developed in the late 15th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'slippery slope' is used to describe a situation where a small initial action leads to a chain reaction of increasingly undesirable events.

2. The term 'slippery when wet' is often used to describe the condition of a surface that is slippery when wet but not when dry.

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Related Concepts

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1. friction: The force that opposes the motion between two surfaces in contact. Slippery surfaces have low friction.

2. traction: The ability of a vehicle or object to grip the surface it is moving on. A lack of traction can make a surface feel slippery.

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Culture

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In literature, 'slippery' is often used metaphorically to describe deceitful or untrustworthy people. In art, it can represent the idea of instability or unpredictability.

How to Memorize "slippery"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a wet surface or imagine yourself trying to walk on ice to remember the meaning of slippery.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word slippery with wet, slippery surfaces or with people who are deceitful or untrustworthy.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Slippery when wet' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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