Slimy meaning

slīmē

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Of or like slime.

adjective

Covered with or full of slime.

adjective

Disgusting, repulsive, despicable, etc.

adjective

Consisting of or resembling slime; viscous.

Slimy ooze.

adjective

Covered with or exuding slime.

A slimy snail.

adjective

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.

adjective

(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky.

adjective

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Origin of slimy

From Middle English, from Old English slÄ«miÄ¡ (“slimy"), equivalent to slime +"Ž -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy"), German schleimig (“slimy"), Swedish slemmig (“slimy").

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