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slippy

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈslɪpi/

adj

Etymology: From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).

  1. Slippery.

    “It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed.”

  2. Spry, nimble.

    “Well, come on then, let's look slippy.”