Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Ireland, Pennsylvania, UK, Western)Slippery.

  2. (Ireland, UK, dated)Spry, nimble.

More definitions
  • causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

Origin

From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).

From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).

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Forms

slippier, slippiest
Comparativeslippier Lesson
Superlativeslippiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide:slippery

Word family

4 related words
Relatedslip
Derivedslippilyslippinessslippy map

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
slipperslipperyslitslitherC2
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