˜yÐÄvlog

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slippy

[ slip-ee ]

adjective

slippier, slippiest.
  1. Informal. slippery.
  2. Chiefly British. quick; alert; sharp.


slippy

/ ˈ²õ±ôɪ±èɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    another word for slippery slippery
  2. informal.
    alert; quick
“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±±è±è¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ô¾±±èp¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slippy1

First recorded in 1540–50; slip 1 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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After completing the challenge, she said: "It’s a very slippy surface, it was quite difficult to keep your feet in contact with the wall."

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"I tried to climb back up but it was so wet and slippy, I was too scared I'd fall."

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While many of us are treading carefully to avoid a slip in the frosty weather, scientists led by the University of Leicester have been investigating how to make surfaces even slippier!

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The playing surface was treacherously slippy with snow piled up around up around the touchlines and conditions barely playable.

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I'm generally a a stickler for words and intentionality, so this all makes this inherently slippery slope even "slippier" when all of these arguments are posited.

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