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Meanings of slippery in English
Portuguese
escorregadio Catalan
rellisquent Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.
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Examples for "tricky"
Examples for "tricky"
1
She responded: This is a tricky question that isn't easy to answer.
2
It may look tricky, but chopsticks are really quite easy to use.
3
Ah, of course: tricky Alden, getting, as usual, exactly what he wanted.
4
However, NHS reform makes it an especially tricky time to tackle differences.
5
Certainly, overactive autoimmune response can be a tricky business, among other challenges.
Usage of slippery in English
1
It's a slippery slope, said a Western diplomat familiar with the issue.
2
Of course, he would need a very slippery floor to do that.
3
South Koreans are well aware of the slippery nature of DPRK diplomacy.
4
Of course, explicating the source of unfairness remains as slippery as ever.
5
Don't let our country set foot on the slippery slope of nationalism.
6
Information can be as slippery as Steve McQueen in The Great Escape.
7
Apart from slippery road condition, storms can also lead to localised flooding.
8
Everything from Minke whale to sea urchins passes across its slippery floors.
9
The fascines were slippery; the path only four or five feet wide.
10
Authenticity has always been a slippery concept at the best of times.
11
The lounge in the best room was covered with slippery purple chintz.
12
He held up his blood-slippery radio and said to Trevor, Call them.
13
Emily flopped out of position, off her step on the slippery stage.
14
Doty himself comes across as a slippery character, to say the least.
15
The rocks at the north end of the beach are abominably slippery.
16
The road was alternately rough in the valley, or over slippery ledges.
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Slippery across language varieties
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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