adjective
slim′i·er, slim′i·est- of or like slime
- covered with or full of slime
- Informal disgusting, repulsive, despicable, etc.
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slimy
adjective
slim·i·er, slim·i·est- a. Consisting of or resembling slime; viscous: slimy ooze.b. Covered with or exuding slime: a slimy snail.
- a. Morally repulsive, as in being dishonest or corrupt.b. Excessively ingratiating; smarmy: a slimy salesman.
Related Forms:
- slim′i·ly
adverb
- slim′i·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative slimier, superlative slimiest)
- Of or pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, yielding, abounding in slime; viscous; glutinous.
- Slimy things did crawl with legs
- Upon the slimy sea. "”Coleridge.
- (slang, figuratively) friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky.
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slimy - Medical Definition
adj.
slimier slimiest- Consisting of or resembling slime; viscous: slimy ooze.
- Covered with or exuding slime: a slimy snail.
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- slim′i·ly
adv.
- slim′i·ness
n.
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