slippery

(slĭp'ə-rē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping: a slippery sidewalk.
2. Tending to slip, as from one's grasp: a slippery bar of soap.
3. Not trustworthy; elusive or tricky: "How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is" (James Agee).

[Alteration of obsolete slipper, from Middle English, from Old English slipor.]

slipperiness slip'per·i·ness n.

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adjective

1. So smooth and glassy as to offer insecure hold or footing: lubricious, slick, slithery. Idioms: slippery as an eel. See smooth/rough.
2. Characterized by or exhibiting evasion: elusive, evasive. See seek/avoid.

adj

Definition: smooth, slick
Antonyms: dry, rough, unslippery

adj

Definition: uncertain, unreliable
Antonyms: certain, definite, reliable, stable, trustworthy

IN BRIEF: Having a surface so smooth it causes things to slide.

By the riverside, the stones are wet and slippery.

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For a list of words related to slippery, see:

• Bad, False, Evil, Insincere, or Dishonest
• Pranks and Tricks - slippery: (adj) untrustworthy, devious, or tricky

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glat, fedtet, smattet

idioms:

• slippery slope    skråplan

Nederlands (Dutch)
glibberig, glad

Français (French)
adj. - glissant, délicat, fuyant, suspect

idioms:

• slippery slope    (être) sur une pente savonneuse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glitschig, schlüpfrig, heikel, aalglatt

idioms:

• slippery slope    verhängnisvoller Weg

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ολισθηρός, γλιστερός, πονηρός, πανούργος, αναξιόπιστος, (για ζήτημα κ.λπ.) λεπτός, που απαιτεί προσεκτικό χειρισμό

idioms:

• slippery slope    (μτφ.) καταστροφική πορεία

Italiano (Italian)
scivoloso, evasivo

idioms:

• slippery slope    brutta china

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - escorregadiço (m), manhoso (m), astucioso (m)

idioms:

• slippery slope    colina escorregadiça

Русский (Russian)
скользкий, гладкий, щекотливый, ненадежный, неопределенный, обманчивый

idioms:

• slippery slope    опасный (скользкий) путь

Español (Spanish)
adj. - resbaladizo, escurridizo, evasivo, delicado

idioms:

• slippery slope    terreno resbaladizo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hal, glatt, slipprig, opålitlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
光滑的, 靠不住的

idioms:

• slippery slope    危险的或很滑的坡道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 光滑的, 靠不住的

idioms:

• slippery slope    危險的或很滑的坡道

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 미끄러운, 잡기 어려운, 믿지 못할

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 滑りやすい, つるつるした, つかみどころのない, 横着な, ずるい

idioms:

• slippery slope    危険な坂道

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مراوغ, زلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חלק, חלקלק, מועד להחלקה, נוכל, חמקמק, ערמומי‬

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