† slibberyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Smooth and slippery; lubric.
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slippera1050
slibbery?c1225
slidderya1250
slidder1398
lubric1490
slid1513
slippery1551
icy?1552
slipperous1585
glib1594
gliding1594
slicked1594
glibbery1601
lubrical1602
slape1671
slithery1825
slithy1855
butter-smooth1868
slick1901
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 60 Þe tunge is slibbri [a1250 Nero sliddri]. for ha wadeð eauer iwete.
1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid iii. v. 230 There is a moisture in joints, called by Surgeons a Gluten, because it maketh the joints slibberie.
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