slippy

[ slip-ee ]

/ ˈslɪp i /

adjective, slip·pi·er, slip·pi·est.

Informal. slippery.

Chiefly British. quick; alert; sharp.

Origin of slippy

First recorded in 1540–50; slip¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM slippy

slip·pi·ness, noun

Words nearby slippy

slippery dip, slippery elm, slippery slope, slipping rib, slipping rib cartilage, slippy, slip-rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slipsheet

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Example sentences from the Web for slippy

Slippy McGee had been the greatest cracksman in all America.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man|Marie Conway Oemler
Brash had been crook or cop who had taught or caught Slippy McGee!
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man|Marie Conway Oemler
As clouds began to spread out from the southwest he galloped into Slippy Bend.
The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring
And what can folks do when it rains this way and the roads so slippy?
Maw's Vacation|Emerson Hough

It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed.
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for slippy

slippy

/ (ˈslɪpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

informal, or dialect another word for slippery (def. 1), slippery (def. 2)

British informal alert; quick

Derived forms of slippy

slippiness, noun

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单词	slippy
释义	slippy [ slip-ee ] / ˈslɪp i / adjective, slip·pi·er, slip·pi·est. Informal. slippery. Chiefly British. quick; alert; sharp. Origin of slippy First recorded in 1540–50; slip¹ + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM slippy slip·pi·ness, noun Words nearby slippy slippery dip, slippery elm, slippery slope, slipping rib, slipping rib cartilage, slippy, slip-rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slipsheet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slippy Slippy McGee had been the greatest cracksman in all America. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man\|Marie Conway Oemler Brash had been crook or cop who had taught or caught Slippy McGee! Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man\|Marie Conway Oemler As clouds began to spread out from the southwest he galloped into Slippy Bend. The Trail of Conflict\|Emilie Baker Loring And what can folks do when it rains this way and the roads so slippy? Maw's Vacation\|Emerson Hough It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed. Ulysses\|James Joyce British Dictionary definitions for slippy slippy / (ˈslɪpɪ) / adjective -pier or -piest informal, or dialect another word for slippery (def. 1), slippery (def. 2) British informal alert; quick Derived forms of slippy slippiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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