Adjective
- 1. slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippy, lubricious, nonstick, slick, sliding, slimed, slimy, slipping, slithering, slithery, smooth
- usage: causing or tending 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, untrustworthy (vs. trustworthy), untrusty
- usage: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
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