ALL meanings of slippery
slip·per·y
S s - adjective slippery tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road. 1
- adjective slippery tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope. 1
- adjective slippery likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects. 1
- adjective slippery not to be depended on; fickle; shifty, tricky, or deceitful. 1
- adjective slippery unstable or insecure, as conditions: a slippery situation. 1
- adjective slippery can cause sliding 1
- adjective slippery person: evasive 1
- adjective slippery smooth to the touch 1
- adjective slippery uncertain, unstable 1
- adjective slippery Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. 0
- adjective slippery You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted. 0
- adjective slippery causing or tending to cause objects to slip 0
- adjective slippery liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc 0
- adjective slippery not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy 0
- adjective slippery (esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable 0
- adjective slippery causing or liable to cause sliding or slipping, as a wet, waxed, or greasy surface 0
- adjective slippery tending to slip away, as from a grasp 0
- adjective slippery not reliable or trustworthy; deceitful 0
- adjective slippery subject to change 0
- adjective slippery immoral 0