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Slimy

//ˈslaɪ.mi//

Definitions

adjslimier · slimiest

1
Of or pertaining to slime
2
Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
The frog's body was all slimy.
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viscous glutinous
3
Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
"I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile."
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lubricous conniving

nounslimies

1
A ponyfish.

Word Origin

From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the noun Old English slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipig (“slippy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig,...

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