slippery

(slip′ər ē, slip′rē)

causing or liable to cause sliding or slipping, as a wet, waxed, or greasy surface
tending to slip away, as from a grasp
not reliable or trustworthy; deceitful
subject to change: a slippery situation
Obsolete immoral

Origin: altered < ME sliper, slippery < OE slipor, akin to MHG slupferic: for IE base see slip

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See slippery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective slip·per·i·er, slip·per·i·est

Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping: a slippery sidewalk.
Tending to slip, as from one's grasp: a slippery bar of soap.
Not trustworthy; elusive or tricky: “How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is” (James Agee).

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Origin: Alteration of obsolete slipper

Origin: , from Middle English

Origin: , from Old English slipor; see lei- in Indo-European roots

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