slippery

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Synonyms: sloppery, slipper, slippers, flippery, slithery, frippery, skipper, slipped, shipper, slapper, clippers

Antonyms: sloppery, slipper, slippers, flippery, slithery, frippery, skipper, slipped, shipper, slapper, clippers

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Adjective

1. Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-[[viscous]] liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively|by extension}} [[evasive|Evasive]]; difficult to [[pin down]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Liable to slip; not standing firm.
4. [[unstable|Unstable]]; [[changeable]]; [[inconstant]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[wanton|Wanton]]; [[unchaste]]; [[loose]] in [[morals]].

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