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- [slahy-mee]
- /ˈslaɪ mi/
- /ˈslaɪ.mi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slahy-mee]
- /ˈslaɪ mi/
Definitions of slimy word
- adjective slimy of or like slime. 1
- adjective slimy abounding in or covered with slime. 1
- adjective slimy offensively foul or vile. 1
- adjective slimy Slimy substances are thick, wet, and unpleasant. Slimy objects are covered in a slimy substance. 0
- adjective slimy If you describe someone as slimy, you dislike them because they are friendly and pleasant in an insincere way. 0
- adjective slimy characterized by, covered with, containing, secreting, or resembling slime 0
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Origin of slimy
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at slime, -y1
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Parts of speech for Slimy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slimy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slimy
adj slimy
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- clammy — Something that is clammy is unpleasantly damp or sticky.
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- dank — A dank place, especially an underground place such as a cave, is unpleasantly damp and cold.
noun slimy
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- fattiness — The quality of being fatty.
- greasiness — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
adjective slimy
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- faecal — feces.
- gungy — Having the texture or feel of gunge; gooey or gunky.
- gunky — Informal. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling gunk.
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