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slippery
[ slip-uh-ree, slip-ree ]
slippery
/ -prɪ; ˈslɪpərɪ /
adjective
- causing or tending to cause objects to slip
a slippery road
- liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc
- not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy
a slippery character
- (esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable
- slippery slopea course of action that will lead to disaster or failure
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ±ô¾±±è±è±ð°ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ²õ±ô¾±±è±è±ð°ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±ô¾±±èp±ð°ù·¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²õ±ô¾±±èp±ð°ù·²â adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ô¾±±èp±ð°ù·²â adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of slippery1
Example Sentences
And I think we all need to, because it's a slippery slope.
Critics say Canada is an example of the "slippery slope", meaning that once you pass an assisted dying law it will inevitably widen its scope and have fewer safeguards.
Critics often say that once assisted dying is legalised, over time the safeguards around such laws get eroded as part of a "slippery slope" towards more relaxed criteria.
This is his secret communication about life under a repressive regime, a message in a bottle about censorship and the slippery power of art.
Some residents pointed out that it appeared to be covered in moss and is slippery.
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