"slippery" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈslɪpəɹi/, /ˈslɪpɹi/ Audio: En-us-slippery.ogg [US] Forms: slipperier [comparative], slipperiest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English slipperie, an extended form ( + -y) of Middle English slipper, sliper (“slippery”), from Old English slipor (“slippery”), from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”), equivalent to slip + -er. Compare also Middle English slibbri, slubbri (“slippery”) borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German slibberich (“slippery”). Cognate with German schlüpfrig (“slippery”), Danish slibrig (“slippery”), Swedish slipprig (“slippery”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|slipperie}} Middle English slipperie, {{suf|en||-y|id2=adjectival}} + -y, {{der|en|enm|slipper}} Middle English slipper, {{m|enm|sliper|t=slippery}} sliper (“slippery”), {{der|en|ang|slipor|t=slippery}} Old English slipor (“slippery”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*slipraz|t=smooth, slippery}} Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”), {{af|en|slip|-er|nocat=1}} slip + -er, {{cog|enm|slibbri}} Middle English slibbri, {{m|enm|slubbri|t=slippery}} slubbri (“slippery”), {{cog|gml|slibberich|t=slippery}} Middle Low German slibberich (“slippery”), {{cog|de|schlüpfrig|t=slippery}} German schlüpfrig (“slippery”), {{cog|da|slibrig|t=slippery}} Danish slibrig (“slippery”), {{cog|sv|slipprig|t=slippery}} Swedish slipprig (“slippery”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slippery (comparative slipperier, superlative slipperiest)
  1. Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc. Synonyms (of a surface): greasy, slick, slimy, slippy, wet Translations (of a surface): γλίσχρος (glískhros) (Ancient Greek), ὀλισθηρός (olisthērós) (Ancient Greek), زَلِق (zaliq) (Arabic), սայթաքուն (saytʿakʿun) (Armenian), esnidiu (Asturian), esnidiosu (Asturian), sürüşkən (Azerbaijani), тайғаҡ (tayğaq) (Bashkir), labaingarriak (Basque), слі́зкі (slízki) (Belarusian), ко́ўзкі (kóŭzki) (Belarusian), mahalnas (Bikol Central), хлъ́згав (hlǎ́zgav) (Bulgarian), плъ́згав (plǎ́zgav) (Bulgarian), ချော (hkyau:) (Burmese), lliscant (Catalan), خلیسک (xlîsk) (Central Kurdish), ᏓᏫᏍᎬᎯ (dawisgvhi) (Cherokee), (huá) (Chinese Mandarin), kluzký (Czech), glat (Danish), glibberig (Dutch), glad (Dutch), glita (Esperanto), libe (Estonian), liukas (Finnish), glissant (French), escorredío (Galician), esvaradío (Galician), escorregadizo (Galician), სრიალა (sriala) (Georgian), ლიპი (liṗi) (Georgian), მოლიპული (moliṗuli) (Georgian), rutschig (German), glitschig (German), ολισθηρός (olisthirós) (Greek), kika (Hawaiian), חָלָק (khalák) (Hebrew), חלקלק (khalaklák) (Hebrew), מחליק (makhlík) (Hebrew), रपटीला (rapṭīlā) (Hindi), फिसलाऊ (phislāū) (Hindi), csúszós (Hungarian), licin (Indonesian), liukas (Ingrian), lippiä (Ingrian), sciorrach (Irish), sleamhain (Irish), sliopach (Irish), scivoloso (Italian), sdrucciolevole (Italian), 滑りやすい (suberiyasui) (alt: すべりやすい) (Japanese), mataluras (Kapampangan), matalusad (Kapampangan), រឥល (rɔɔrɔʼəl) (Khmer), រអិល (rɔɔrɔʼəl) (Khmer), bädete (Khumi Chin), 미끄럽다 (mikkeureopda) (Korean), liz (Ladin), ລ່ຽນ (līan) (Lao), sleideigs (Latgalian), lūbricus (Latin), slidens (Latvian), glaad (Limburgish), slidus (Lithuanian), лизгав (lizgav) (Macedonian), malindeg (Maguindanao), peopeo (Maori), pāhekeheke (Maori), mania (Maori), pāremoremo (Maori), māniania (Maori), pākehokeho (Maori), pārengorengo (Maori), hāwaniwani (Maori), pānekeneke (Maori), malindeg (Maranao), гөлгөр (gölgör) (Mongolian), хальтиргаатай (xalʹtirgaataj) (Mongolian), nahateeł (Navajo), drissant (Norman), êcrîliant (Norman), glatt (Norwegian Bokmål), sleip (Norwegian Bokmål), glatt (Norwegian Nynorsk), slipor (Old English), لیز (liz) (Persian), śliski (Polish), escorregadio (Portuguese), alunecos (Romanian), ско́льзкий (skólʹzkij) (Russian), sleamhainn (Scottish Gaelic), клизав [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), klizav [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), klzký (Slovak), spolzek (Slovene), resbaladizo (Spanish), escurridizo (Spanish), resbaloso (Spanish), hal (Swedish), madulas (Tagalog), ลื่น (lʉ̂ʉn) (Thai), kaygan (Turkish), слизьки́й (slyzʹkýj) (Ukrainian), ковзки́й (kovzkýj) (Ukrainian), сковзки́й (skovzkýj) (Ukrainian), trơn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-slippery-en-adj-6J1FjXql Disambiguation of 'of a surface': 100 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'of a surface': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down. Tags: broadly, figuratively Translations (evasive; difficult to pin down): увъртащ (uvǎrtašt) (Bulgarian), уклончив (uklončiv) (Bulgarian), 滑頭滑腦 (Chinese Mandarin), 滑头滑脑 (huátóuhuánǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), aalglatt (German), sleamhain (Irish), glatt (Norwegian Bokmål), sleip (Norwegian Bokmål), glatt (Norwegian Nynorsk), liso [slang] (Portuguese), увёртливый (uvjórtlivyj) (Russian), ско́льзкий (skólʹzkij) (Russian), escurridizo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-slippery-en-adj-dwpjigQ4 Disambiguation of 'evasive; difficult to pin down': 1 94 1 2 2
  3. (obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-slippery-en-adj-pJGZAquN
  4. Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
    Sense id: en-slippery-en-adj-PgybUHVX
  5. (obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-slippery-en-adj-FBo2d0Ip Categories (other): Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes: 26 9 17 8 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 10 13 10 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 16 14 15 12 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: smooth, wet Hyponyms: rain-slickened, water-slickened, sloppery Derived forms: slippery as an eel, slippery dick, slippery dip, slippery elm, slippery jack, slippery nipple, slippery sequence, slippery slide, slippery slope Related terms: slip
Synonyms: glibbery [obsolete], glidder [UK], gliddery [UK], lubric [obsolete], lubricious, lubricous [biology, natural-sciences], slabbery, slape [UK], slidder [obsolete], sliddery [obsolete], slidey, slidy, slithery, slippery, slippery as an eel

Inflected forms

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    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"of a surface\"",
      "word": "sticky"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "adhesive"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "nonslippery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "nonslip"
    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "slippery elm"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "slippery nipple"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "slippery sequence"
    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "slip",
        "3": "-er",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "slip + -er",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "slibbri"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "slubbri (“slippery”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "slibberich",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German slibberich (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "schlüpfrig",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "German schlüpfrig (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "slibrig",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish slibrig (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "slipprig",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish slipprig (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "slipperier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slipperiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "er"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "smooth"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "wet"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "rain-slickened"
    },
    {
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      "word": "water-slickened"
    },
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      "word": "sloppery"
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "slip"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Oily substances render things slippery.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 214",
          "text": "The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "viscous",
          "viscous"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "greasy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "slick"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "slimy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "slippy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "wet"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "zaliq",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "زَلِق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "saytʿakʿun",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "սայթաքուն"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "esnidiu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "esnidiosu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "sürüşkən"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "tayğaq",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "тайғаҡ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "labaingarriak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "slízki",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "слі́зкі"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "kóŭzki",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "ко́ўзкі"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "mahalnas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "hlǎ́zgav",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "хлъ́згав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "plǎ́zgav",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "плъ́згав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hkyau:",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "ချော"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "lliscant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "dawisgvhi",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "ᏓᏫᏍᎬᎯ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huá",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "滑"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "kluzký"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "glat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "glibberig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "glad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "glita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "libe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "liukas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "glissant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "escorredío"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "esvaradío"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "escorregadizo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sriala",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "სრიალა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "liṗi",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "ლიპი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "moliṗuli",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "მოლიპული"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "rutschig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "glitschig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "olisthirós",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "ολισθηρός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "glískhros",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "γλίσχρος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "olisthērós",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "ὀλισθηρός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "kika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khalák",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "חָלָק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "khalaklák",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "חלקלק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
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        {
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          "word": "ລ່ຽນ"
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "word": "peopeo"
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "māniania"
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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          "code": "nb",
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        {
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "glatt"
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        {
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          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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          "code": "fa",
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          "roman": "liz",
          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "tags": [
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "klzký"
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "spolzek"
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        {
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "resbaladizo"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "escurridizo"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "resbaloso"
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        {
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          "sense": "of a surface",
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        {
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          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "madulas"
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          "word": "ลื่น"
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          "word": "kaygan"
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          "roman": "slyzʹkýj",
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          "word": "слизьки́й"
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          "word": "ковзки́й"
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        {
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          "roman": "skovzkýj",
          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "сковзки́й"
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          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "of a surface",
          "word": "trơn"
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          "text": "a slippery person",
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        },
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          "text": "a slippery promise",
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        }
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        "Evasive; difficult to pin down."
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        "(figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down."
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          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "увъртащ"
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          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "уклончив"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "滑頭滑腦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 94 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "滑头滑脑"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "aalglatt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 94 1 2 2",
          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "sleamhain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 94 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "glatt"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "sleip"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 94 1 2 2",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "glatt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 94 1 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "liso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 94 1 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uvjórtlivyj",
          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "увёртливый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 94 1 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "skólʹzkij",
          "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
          "word": "ско́льзкий"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "escurridizo"
        }
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        "(obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm."
      ],
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      ]
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        [
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        ]
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        "Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals."
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        "(obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈslɪpɹi/"
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      ],
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    },
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        "UK"
      ],
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        "UK"
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      "word": "slabbery"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "slithery"
    },
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      "word": "slippery as an eel"
    }
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}
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      "word": "sticky"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "adhesive"
    },
    {
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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "slippery as an eel"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery dick"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery dip"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery elm"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery jack"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery nipple"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery sequence"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery slide"
    },
    {
      "word": "slippery slope"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "slipperie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English slipperie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-y",
        "id2": "adjectival"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -y",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "slipper"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English slipper",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "sliper",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "sliper (“slippery”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "slipor",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English slipor (“slippery”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*slipraz",
        "t": "smooth, slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "slip",
        "3": "-er",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "slip + -er",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "slibbri"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English slibbri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "slubbri",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "slubbri (“slippery”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "slibberich",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German slibberich (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schlüpfrig",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "German schlüpfrig (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "slibrig",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish slibrig (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "slipprig",
        "t": "slippery"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish slipprig (“slippery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English slipperie, an extended form ( + -y) of Middle English slipper, sliper (“slippery”), from Old English slipor (“slippery”), from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”), equivalent to slip + -er. Compare also Middle English slibbri, slubbri (“slippery”) borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German slibberich (“slippery”). Cognate with German schlüpfrig (“slippery”), Danish slibrig (“slippery”), Swedish slipprig (“slippery”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "slipperier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slipperiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "slippery (comparative slipperier, superlative slipperiest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "smooth"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "wet"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "rain-slickened"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "water-slickened"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "sloppery"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "slip"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Oily substances render things slippery.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 214",
          "text": "The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "viscous",
          "viscous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a slippery person",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "a slippery promise",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Evasive; difficult to pin down."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Evasive",
          "evasive"
        ],
        [
          "pin down",
          "pin down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liable to slip; not standing firm."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Unstable; changeable; inconstant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unstable",
          "unstable"
        ],
        [
          "changeable",
          "changeable"
        ],
        [
          "inconstant",
          "inconstant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Wanton",
          "wanton"
        ],
        [
          "unchaste",
          "unchaste"
        ],
        [
          "loose",
          "loose"
        ],
        [
          "morals",
          "morals"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈslɪpəɹi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈslɪpɹi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-slippery.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/41/En-us-slippery.ogg/En-us-slippery.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/En-us-slippery.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "greasy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "slick"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "slimy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "slippy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "wet"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "glibbery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "glidder"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "gliddery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "lubric"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "lubricious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "lubricous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "slabbery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "slape"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "slidder"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "sliddery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "slidey"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "slidy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "slithery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "slippery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:slippery",
      "word": "slippery as an eel"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zaliq",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "زَلِق"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "saytʿakʿun",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "սայթաքուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "esnidiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "esnidiosu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sürüşkən"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "tayğaq",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "тайғаҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "labaingarriak"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "slízki",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "слі́зкі"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kóŭzki",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ко́ўзкі"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "mahalnas"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hlǎ́zgav",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "хлъ́згав"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plǎ́zgav",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "плъ́згав"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hkyau:",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ချော"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "lliscant"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "dawisgvhi",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ᏓᏫᏍᎬᎯ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huá",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "滑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "kluzký"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glibberig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glad"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glita"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "libe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "liukas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glissant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "escorredío"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "esvaradío"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "escorregadizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sriala",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "სრიალა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "liṗi",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ლიპი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moliṗuli",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "მოლიპული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "rutschig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glitschig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "olisthirós",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ολισθηρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "glískhros",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "γλίσχρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "olisthērós",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ὀλισθηρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "kika"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khalák",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "חָלָק"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khalaklák",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "חלקלק"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "makhlík",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "מחליק"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rapṭīlā",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "रपटीला"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "phislāū",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "फिसलाऊ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "csúszós"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "licin"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "liukas"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "lippiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sciorrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sleamhain"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sliopach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "scivoloso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sdrucciolevole"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すべりやすい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suberiyasui",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "滑りやすい"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "mataluras"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "matalusad"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "rɔɔrɔʼəl",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "រឥល"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "rɔɔrɔʼəl",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "រអិល"
    },
    {
      "code": "cnk",
      "lang": "Khumi Chin",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "bädete"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mikkeureopda",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "미끄럽다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "xlîsk",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "خلیسک"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "liz"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "līan",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ລ່ຽນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sleideigs"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "lūbricus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "slidens"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glaad"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "slidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lizgav",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "лизгав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mdh",
      "lang": "Maguindanao",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "malindeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "peopeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "pāhekeheke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "mania"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "pāremoremo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "māniania"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "pākehokeho"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "pārengorengo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "hāwaniwani"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "pānekeneke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "pānekeneke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "peopeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mrw",
      "lang": "Maranao",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "malindeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gölgör",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "гөлгөр"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xalʹtirgaataj",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "хальтиргаатай"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "nahateeł"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "drissant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "êcrîliant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sleip"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "glatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "slipor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "liz",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "لیز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "śliski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "escorregadio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "alunecos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skólʹzkij",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ско́льзкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "sleamhainn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "клизав"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "klizav"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "klzký"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "spolzek"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "resbaladizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "escurridizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "resbaloso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "hal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "madulas"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lʉ̂ʉn",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ลื่น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "kaygan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "slyzʹkýj",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "слизьки́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kovzkýj",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "ковзки́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skovzkýj",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "сковзки́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of a surface",
      "word": "trơn"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uvǎrtašt",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "увъртащ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uklončiv",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "уклончив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "滑頭滑腦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huátóuhuánǎo",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "滑头滑脑"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "aalglatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "sleamhain"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "glatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "sleip"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "glatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "liso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uvjórtlivyj",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "увёртливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skólʹzkij",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "ско́льзкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evasive; difficult to pin down",
      "word": "escurridizo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slippery"
}

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