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Meanings of very slippery in English

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Usage of very slippery in English
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Of course, he would need a very slippery floor to do that.
Wired
2
The ice was not very slippery, but rather easy to walk upon.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
3
She tried that, but she soon found that sugar is very slippery.
Mary Jane: Her Book
4
In some places where it was very slippery the pups coasted, too!
The Eskimo Twins
5
The pavement is very slippery, and you know how timid I am!
The Blonde Lady / Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Ars...
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The road became very slippery and our progress was very slow.
See America First
7
There is a heavy sea on still and the deck is very slippery.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
8
I found it, however, very slippery with the spray which broke over it.
On the Banks of the Amazon
9
If you can imagine a very slippery downhill slope, he begins.
News.com.au
10
They look as though made of barley-sugar and are very slippery.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
11
Like herself, he had a very slippery grasp on the past.
Imajica: Complete Edition
12
We walked on a narrow board walk very slippery with cheesy, red-brown mire.
A Volunteer Poilu
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Our rocks are very slippery, when Nipen is at one's heels.
Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
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Rayment said: Philip Hammond was very slippery in the meeting.
The Guardian
15
All the bushes are sopping wet, and the mud is very slippery in places.
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
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The roads were frozen hard and in places very slippery.
With British Guns in Italy: A Tribute to Italian Achievement
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Very slippery through the time
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common