Slippery
/slˈɪpəri/
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Definition
(adj) Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
Sentence Examples
The politician is as slippery as an eel!
Watch your step. The floor is slippery.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The fish was so ____ that it almost jumped right out of the fisherman's wet hands.