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This society in which we live is radically changing. What previous generations saw as evil is now embraced as being good. It is a dangerous and slippery slope upon which we stand when we reject what Solomon called the beginning of wisdom - the fear of God.
Ray Comfort

Meaning of "slippery" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLIPPERY

Probably coined by Coverdale to translate German schlipfferig in Luther's Bible (Psalm 35:6); related to Old English slipor slippery.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SLIPPERY

slippery  [ˈslɪpərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLIPPERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slippery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLIPPERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slippery in the English dictionary

The first definition of slippery in the dictionary is causing or tending to cause objects to slip. Other definition of slippery is liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc. Slippery is also not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLIPPERY


apery
ˈeɪpərɪ
coppery
ˈkɒpərɪ
creperie
ˈkrɛpərɪ
drapery
ˈdreɪpərɪ
extempore
ɪkˈstɛmpərɪ
frippery
ˈfrɪpərɪ
grapery
ˈɡreɪpərɪ
mappery
ˈmæpərɪ
napery
ˈneɪpərɪ
papery
ˈpeɪpərɪ
peppery
ˈpɛpərɪ
pluriparae
plʊˈrɪpərɪ
polypary
ˈpɒlɪpərɪ
sandpapery
ˈsændˌpeɪpərɪ
tripery
ˈtraɪpərɪ
trippery
ˈtrɪpərɪ
vapory
ˈveɪpərɪ
vapoury
ˈveɪpərɪ
vivipary
vɪˈvɪpərɪ
whispery
ˈwɪspərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLIPPERY

slippage
slipped
slipped disc
slipper
slipper bath
slipper satin
slipper-like
slippered
slipperiness
slipperwort
slippery dip
slippery elm
slippery slope
slippier
slippiest
slippily
slippiness
slipping
slippy
slipsheet

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLIPPERY

claptrappery
coopery
dupery
empery
foppery
jaspery
mopery
mugwumpery
nincompoopery
popery
trumpery
zoopery

Synonyms and antonyms of slippery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLIPPERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slippery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of slippery

Translation of «slippery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLIPPERY

Find out the translation of slippery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slippery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slippery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滑的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resbaladizo
570 millions of speakers

English

slippery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिसलन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زَلِق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скользкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escorregadio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিচ্ছিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Licin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rutschig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

滑りやすい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미끄러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Licik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வழுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निसरडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaygan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scivoloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śliski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слизький
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alunecos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλιστερός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glibberige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glatt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slippery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIPPERY»

The term «slippery» is very widely used and occupies the 19.720 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIPPERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slippery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slippery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slippery

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10 QUOTES WITH «SLIPPERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slippery.
1
Henry Adams
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
2
Daniel Baldwin
For me, for the type of addict I am, when I start getting those swirly thoughts and stuff, and they talk about slippery places, slippery people and slippery things, you know, I need to - I needed to take my cell phone and eliminate all the phone numbers, change the phone numbers so no one I knew before could call me or reach me.
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David Baltimore
When are we going to say cancer is cured? I'm not sure when that will happen, if that will happen because cancer is a very slippery disease and it involves a vast number of cells in the body and those cells are continually mutating.
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David Baltimore
The argument has been made in Congress that it is slippery slope if you allow therapeutic, what people people are calling therapeutic cloning, then you will get reproductive cloning.
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Iain Banks
Torture is such a slippery slope; as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons.
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Halle Berry
I see women in their 30s getting plastic surgery, pulling this up and tucking that back. It's like a slippery slope - once you start you pull one thing one way and then you think, 'Oh my God, I've got to do the other side.'
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Edwin Hubbel Chapin
The downright fanatic is nearer to the heart of things than the cool and slippery disputant.
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Ray Comfort
This society in which we live is radically changing. What previous generations saw as evil is now embraced as being good. It is a dangerous and slippery slope upon which we stand when we reject what Solomon called the beginning of wisdom - the fear of God.
9
Robert Downey, Jr.
It's hard to get out of the barrel. It's slippery around the edges and people are happy to see you fall back in.
10
Jim Drain
I suspect that most people in the world will travel through or at least wish to travel through Miami in their lifetimes. I think it is on the same level as seeing the pyramids in Giza for many people. But, Miami is slippery: It is a place that is always that distant orgiastic green light while also being a hot, tropical, and very real place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIPPERY»

Discover the use of slippery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slippery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events #10: The Slippery Slope
With the weather turning colder, this is one chilling book you would be better off without. Ages 10+
Lemony Snicket, 2009
2
Slippery Characters: Ethnic Impersonators and American ...
In the 1920s, black janitor Sylvester Long reinvented himself as Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, and Elizabeth Stern, the native-born daughter of a German Lutheran and a Welsh Baptist, authored the immigrant's narrative I Am a Woman_and a ...
Laura Browder, 2000
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander
Young readers can try to solve the cases alongside Encyclopedia--the answers to all the mysteries are in the back of the book. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Donald J. Sobol, 2011
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Down the Slippery Slope: Arguing in Applied Ethics
First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
David Lamb, 2013
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Slippery Pastimes: Reading the Popular in Canadian Culture
The essays are accessibly written for undergraduate students and interested general readers.
Joan Nicks, Jeannette Sloniowski, 2002
6
It's a Slippery Slope
Within the span of a single year, Spalding Gray marries and divorces one woman, moves in with another who bears him a son, and learns to ski
Spalding Gray, 1997
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Slippery Math In Public Affairs: Price Tag And Defense
An examination of the flawed usage of math in public affairs through actual cases of how mathematical data and conclusions can be distorted and misrepresented to influence public opinion.
William J. Adams, 2002
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Forced exit: the slippery slope from assisted suicide to ...
Now thoroughly revised and updated to keep pace with the movement's advance, this important book provides chilling evidence of how powerful and dangerous the death culture in America has become.
Wesley J. Smith, 2003
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Slippery seal
Follow the adventures of a Harp seal named Slippery.
Betty Preston, 2003
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Sammys Slippery Day
Fiction, Reading Recovery Level 17, F&P Level J, DRA2 Level 18, Theme Pets/Humor, Stage Transitional-Early Fluent, Character Sammy
Kathleen Urmston, Craig Urmston, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIPPERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slippery is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Lube Olympics' makes slippery bid to rival Tokyo 2020
As a row over Tokyo's Olympic stadium threatens to overshadow the city's Games preparations, the 'Lube Olympics' is looking to offer a slippery alternative for ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
2
Delays on Red line caused by slippery rail condition
The slippery rail condition was possibly result of an oily substance on the rail, according to Metro. As a result Metro had to slow everything down so that train do ... «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
3
Barcelona are like a slippery eel, Juventus are battery chickens …
Massimiliano Allegri has described Barcelona as being akin to “a slippery eel” and says that his Juventus side can learn a lot from the style of play which saw the ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
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UPDATE: Two prisoners caught after escaping Saskatchewan …
Anthony Ernest, left and Conrad Slippery walked away from the healing lodge ... REGINA – As of Sunday, July 12th, Conrad Slippery and Anthony Ernest were ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
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Man Killed In Fiery Crash In Slippery Rock Township
Firefighters were called to County Line Road, near the State Gamelands in Slippery Rock Township, around 8 p.m. on Tuesday for a car on fire. State police ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
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Jennifer Aniston Calls Injectables a "Slippery, Slippery Slope"
Don't be shocked to see a (gasp) wrinkle or two on Jennifer Aniston's face. The ridiculously gorgeous 46-year-old told Yahoo! Beauty that Hollywood's pressure ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jun 15»
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Super Slippery Bottle Means You Won't Waste a Drop of Glue
The company recently signed an exclusive license with LiquiGlide, the makers of a magically slippery substance. But of course it's not magic — just some pretty ... «Discover Magazine, Mar 15»
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1 person killed in Slippery Rock Twp. accident
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP., Pa. (WKBN) – A New Castle woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Lawrence County Monday morning. The accident happened ... «WKBN.com, Mar 15»
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Lake-effect snow leads to 40-vehicle crash on Kennedy, 12 …
Lake-effect snow caused slippery conditions on some area roadways close to Lake Michigan, leading to multiple accidents like the 40-vehicle chain reaction ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»
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Aquarium's fiberglass ice 'too slippery' for penguins
"We understand they have a lot of slippery ice to deal with in the wild. But we are not so cruel that we would just expect them to deal with it. We want to make life ... «UPI.com, Feb 15»

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