slippery

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide (Freq. 3)
- slippery sidewalks
- a slippery bar of soap
- the streets are still slippy from the rain
• Syn:
slippy
• Ant:
nonslippery
• Similar to:
lubricious, nonstick, slick, sliding, slimed,
slimy, slipping, slithering, slithery
• See Also:
smooth
• Derivationally related forms:
slip (for: slippy), slipperiness
2. not to be trusted
- "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
• Syn:
tricky
• Similar to:
untrustworthy, untrusty
• Derivationally related forms:
trickiness (for: tricky), slipperiness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tricky, slippy