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slippery
slip·per·y S0476900 (slĭp′ə-rē)adj. slip·per·i·er, slip·per·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; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]
slip′per·i·ness n.slippery (ˈslɪpərɪ; -prɪ) adj1. causing or tending to cause objects to slip: a slippery road. 2. liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc3. not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy: a slippery character. 4. (esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable5. slippery slope a course of action that will lead to disaster or failure[C16: probably coined by Coverdale to translate German schlipfferig in Luther's Bible (Psalm 35:6); related to Old English slipor slippery] ˈslipperily adv ˈslipperiness nslip•per•y (ˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp ri)
adj. -per•i•er, -per•i•est. 1. tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, or a wet surface: a slippery road. 2. tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope. 3. likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects. 4. not to be depended on; tricky or deceitful. 5. unstable or insecure, as conditions: a slippery situation. [1525–35] slip′per•i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | slippery - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"slippysmooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"nonslippery - not slippery; not likely to slip or skid | | 2. | slippery - not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Ageetrickyuntrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person" |
slipperyadjective1. smooth, icy, greasy, glassy, slippy (informal or dialect), unsafe, lubricious (rare), skiddy (informal) The floor was wet and slippery.2. untrustworthy, tricky, cunning, false, treacherous, dishonest, devious, crafty, evasive, sneaky, two-faced, shifty, foxy, duplicitous a slippery customerslipperyadjective1. So smooth and glassy as to offer insecure hold or footing:lubricious, slick, slithery.Idiom: slippery as an eel.2. Characterized by or exhibiting evasion:elusive, evasive.Translationsslip1 (slip) – past tense, past participle slipped – verb1. to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing. I slipped and fell on the path. 滑跤，滑倒 滑跤，滑倒 2. to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control. The plate slipped out of my grasp. 滑落 滑落3. to drop in standard. I'm sorry about my mistake – I must be slipping! 疏忽，犯(小)錯誤 疏忽，犯（小）错误 4. to move quietly especially without being noticed. She slipped out of the room. 溜掉 溜掉5. to escape from. The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared. 掙脫 挣脱6. to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement. She slipped the letter back in its envelope. 塞入 塞入 noun1. an act of slipping. Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path. 滑 滑2. a usually small mistake. Everyone makes the occasional slip. 疏忽 疏忽3. a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat. 襯裙(等)內衣 衬裙（等）内衣 4. (also ˈslipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships. (船塢中的)滑台 （船坞中的）滑台 ˈslipper noun a loose, soft kind of shoe for wearing indoors. 拖鞋 拖鞋ˈslippery adjective1. so smooth as to cause slipping. The path is slippery – watch out! 滑的 滑的2. not trustworthy. He's rather a slippery character. 不可靠的，不可信任的 不可靠的ˈslipperiness noun 圓滑 圆滑slip road a road for joining or leaving a motorway. 交流道 叉道ˈslipshod adjective (of work etc) untidy; careless. The teacher told him his work was slipshod. 馬虎的 马虎的give (someone) the slip to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner. The crooks gave the policemen the slip. 乘不備時溜掉 乘不备时溜掉let slip1. to miss (an opportunity etc). I let the chance slip, unfortunately. 錯過機會 错过机会2. to say (something) unintentionally. She let slip some remark about my daughter. 無意中說出 无意中说出slip into to put on (clothes) quickly. She slipped into her nightdress. 匆忙穿上 匆忙穿上slip off1. to take (clothes) off quickly. Slip off your shoe. 匆忙脫掉 匆忙脱掉2. to move away noiselessly or hurriedly. We'll slip off when no-one's looking. 悄悄(或急匆匆)走掉 悄悄（或急匆匆）走掉 slip on to put on (clothes) quickly. 匆忙穿上 匆忙穿上slip up to make a mistake; to fail to do something: They certainly slipped up badly over the new appointment (noun ˈslip-up) 犯錯誤，失誤 犯错误，失误 slippery
slippery slopeA situation in which some behavior or action will eventually lead to a worse form of the same behavior or action, or a disastrous outcome. Eating that piece of cake is a slippery slope that could lead to you completely abandoning your diet. Verbal abuse is often a slippery slope that leads to physical abuse.See also: slippery, slopebe as slippery as an eelTo be devious, scheming, and untrustworthy—and difficult to apprehend. Of course that guy took everyone's money and left town—he's as slippery as an eel!See also: eel, slipperyon a slippery slopeIn a situation in which some behavior or action will eventually lead to a worse form of the same behavior or action. We've been on a slippery slope of borrowing more money to pay off the debts we already owe. Activists fear that this latest legislation will put us on a slippery slope to stifling free speech.See also: on, slippery, slope(as) slippery as an eelDevious, scheming, and untrustworthy—and difficult or impossible to apprehend or pin down. The notorious criminal has proven to be as slippery as an eel for police, eluding capture once again. Companies like this are slippery as eels, coming up with all sorts of elaborate means of getting around regulations.See also: eel, slipperyslippery customer1. A devious, scheming, and untrustworthy person, group, organization, etc. You're working for Brett Thompson? Watch out—that guy's a slippery customer. Companies like this are slippery customers, coming up with all sorts of elaborate means of getting around regulations.2. Someone who is difficult or impossible to apprehend or pin down due to their cunning. The notorious criminal has proven to be a slippery customer for police, eluding capture once again.3. Someone or something that is difficult or tricky to determine or define with certainty. Modern art is often a slippery customer because it defies the boundaries of what a lot of people consider "real" art. What some may consider utterly brilliant others will stare at and wonder why a seven-year-old couldn't have done better.See also: customer, slippery*slippery as an eeldevious and untrustworthy, but impossible to catch. (*Also: as ~.) Don't sign a lease with that landlord; I think he's as slippery as an eel. The con artist was slippery as an eel. Although he defrauded many people, he never went to prison.See also: eel, slipperyslippery customer 1. Fig. a clever and deceitful customer. Watch out for that guy with the big padded coat. He may snatch something. He's a real slippery customer. 2. Fig. a slippery creature. This little fish is a slippery customer. Get me something to scoop it back into its bowl.See also: customer, slipperyslippery slopea dangerous pathway or route to follow; a route that leads to trouble. The matter of euthanasia is a slippery slope with both legal and moral considerations.See also: slippery, slopeslippery as an eelElusive, devious, as in When it comes to talking about his investments, Jim's slippery as an eel. This simile, first recorded about 1412, alludes to the eel's skin, which has tiny scales and is quite slippery when wet. See also: eel, slipperyslippery slopeA dangerous course, one that leads easily to catastrophe, as in He's on a slippery slope, compromising his values to please both the bosses and the union . This metaphoric expression alludes to traversing a slick hillside, in constant danger of falling. [Mid-1900s] See also: slippery, slopeslippery as an eel 1. If someone is as slippery as an eel, they are difficult to catch or take hold of. When his opponent is on the attack, he is as slippery as an eel.2. If someone is as slippery as an eel, they are clever and able to think quickly, but you cannot trust them. He was as clever as a fox and as slippery as an eel. Note: You can also describe someone as a slippery eel. He himself admits that he is regarded as a slippery eel — a man who constantly changes his mind.See also: eel, slipperya slippery slope COMMON A slippery slope is a course of action which is likely to lead to failure or serious trouble. It's a slippery slope. You give in to one demand and soon find that you're doing exactly what they want. The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer, with the inevitable disastrous results. Note: You can also say that someone is on a slippery slope or on the slippery slope. These young people may already be on the slippery slope to criminality.See also: slippery, slopeslippery slope an idea or course of action which will lead inevitably to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous. 1998 Spectator Those of us who feared that devolution would not assuage nationalist sentiment but turn out to be the slippery slope to separatism have a good chance of being proved right. See also: slippery, slope(as) slippery as an ˈeel (informal) dishonest and good at not answering questions, etc: The man the police want to talk to is slippery as an eel, and has so far escaped arrest. OPPOSITE: (as) straight as a die (2)See also: eel, slipperythe slippery ˈslope a situation or way of behaving that could quickly lead to danger, disaster, failure, etc: Starting with shoplifting, he was soon on the slippery slope towards a life of crime.See also: slippery, slopeslippery as an eelHard to grasp; elusive, and, by extension, deceitful. The eel’s long slender body, with only minute scales deeply embedded in the skin, looks totally smooth and is very slippery when wet. These characteristics gave rise to the simile, which dates from the fourteenth century and is still used today. (See the quotation in slip through one's fingers.)See also: eel, slipperyslippery slope, aA dangerous path or situation leading to disaster. Alluding to a path down which one could slide to a bad fall, this figure of speech dates from the mid-1900s. The Daily Telegraph of January 6, 1964 stated, “While Western feet thus approach what some fear may be a slippery slope towards recognition of the East, Ulbricht’s ground seems as firm as ever it was.” In a New Yorker piece about writers chronicling Sherlock Holmes, one of them is quoted as saying, “I’ve now done . . . more than fifteen hundred pages and I’ve only gotten up to 1950. It’s been a slippery slope into madness and obsession” (Dec. 13, 2004).See also: slipperyEncyclopediaSeeslipslippery
Synonyms for slipperyadj smoothSynonyms- smooth
- icy
- greasy
- glassy
- slippy
- unsafe
- lubricious
- skiddy
adj untrustworthySynonyms- untrustworthy
- tricky
- cunning
- false
- treacherous
- dishonest
- devious
- crafty
- evasive
- sneaky
- two-faced
- shifty
- foxy
- duplicitous
Synonyms for slipperyadj so smooth and glassy as to offer insecure hold or footingSynonymsadj characterized by or exhibiting evasionSynonymsSynonyms for slipperyadj causing or tending to cause things to slip or slideSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj not to be trustedSynonymsRelated Words |