Word Meaning

slippery definition and meaning

a. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.
a. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise.
a. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.
a. Liable to slip; not standing firm.
a. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle.
a. Uncertain in effect.
a. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

Crossword clues for slippery

- Like eelskin footwear – unlikely to last
- Slick and oily