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slippery
What does slippery mean?
slippery (adjective): causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use slippery in a sentence?
- Slippery sidewalks. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- A slippery bar of soap. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does slippery come from?
From Middle English slipperie, an extended form ( + -y) of Middle English slipper, sliper (“slippery”), from Old English slipor (“slippery”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “slippery” mean?
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
Right! That's what “slippery” means.
having intervening factors or persons or influences
Not quite: that's what indirect means.
at a higher physical position, level, rank or order
Not quite: that's what upper means.
with all parts included; with nothing missing; full
Not quite: that's what complete means.
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