"slabbery" meaning in English

See slabbery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more slabbery [comparative], most slabbery [superlative]
Etymology: From slabber + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slabber|y}} slabber + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} slabbery (comparative more slabbery, superlative most slabbery)
  1. Like, or covered with, slobber; slippery; sloppy.
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