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Meanings of slippy in English
Portuguese
escorregadio Catalan
rellisquent Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.
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Examples for "slippery"
Examples for "slippery"
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.
Usage of slippy in English
1
THE water was all slippy-sloppy in the larder and in the back passage.
2
You make her marry the Prince, and be slippy about it.
3
Take a pull at your own tap while you're there, and look slippy.
4
If yer don't move-an 'movemighty slippy-you'llbe dumped headlong into the muck.
5
This cleanser feels light, fresh, removes makeup easily and has a lovely slippy texture.
6
But the bank's awful slippy and Paul went right in.
7
Or were his muscles tight, his fingers slippy with sweat?
8
Well, you'll 'ave to look slippy or you won't get a seat there either.
9
Look as slippy as you can, but be careful.
10
Not many other boys in Family would have had anything but slippy in their heads.
11
Look slippy, or it'll be all up with me.
12
Oh and his theory as to what made ice slippy held sway in the scientific world.
13
Two second returns to Edinburgh, young man, and I'll thank ye to look slippy over it.
14
A wet slippy heavy sliotar, a wet grip on your hurl, wet and messy turf underfoot.
15
It will soon be treacherously slippy on the track (here comes the rain again .
16
He handed me a bit of a kyard, but I dropped it, being slippy from the dishes.
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