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slip·per·y
 slippery
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- pronunciation:
- slI
p
ri
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
slipperier, slipperiest |
| definition 1: |
When something is slippery, it's easy to slide on it and easy to fall on it. Things are often slippery when they are covered with something like ice, oil, or soap.
The steps up to Lena's house are slippery in the winter. There is always ice or snow on them.The bottom of the bathtub was slippery, and Matt's little brother almost fell when he got in. |
| definition 2: |
When something is slippery, it is hard to hold because it has a very smooth, wet surface.
I dropped the slippery bar of soap. |
| related words: |
suspicious |
| derivation: |
slipperiness (n.) |
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