slimy

CEFRB2

/ˈslaɪ.mi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Covered with a wet, slippery substance.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

Examples

  • Something green and slimy was on the rock.

  • Tom is covered in slimy goo.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime.

  2. Of or pertaining to slime

  3. Filthy; disgusting; unclean.

More examples

In context

  • The frog's body was all slimy.

  • Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.

  • "I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile."

Synonyms

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Because the fish was covered in mucus, its body felt blank and it slipped from my hands.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the Old English noun slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).