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slimy

[ slahy-mee ]

adjective

slimier, slimiest.
  1. of or like slime.
  2. abounding in or covered with slime.
  3. offensively foul or vile.


slimy

/ ˈ²õ±ô²¹Éª³¾Éª /

adjective

  1. characterized by, covered with, containing, secreting, or resembling slime
  2. offensive or repulsive
  3. characterized by servility
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±³¾¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±³¾¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒi·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slimy1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; slime, -y 1
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But there is one little thing: Okra, like marshmallow root and aloe vera, is mucilaginous, meaning it can get slimy when sliced and cooked.

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Dude’s nefarious and slimy and anything shady seems to have to do with him.

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"I felt a slimy texture brush my face," he recalled, adding that all he could see was dark blue and white.

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Fruit and fruit juices that have started to thaw can be refrozen unless they’ve started to get moldy, slimy or smell like yeast.

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In 1880, Mississippi’s Meridian Mercury called for an end to all cooperation with the North: “Above all, love your own sunny Southland...Eschew all slimy hypocrisy about loving the whole country.â€

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