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slimy

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈslaɪ.mi/

Definition of slimy

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to slime
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adj

  1. Of or pertaining to slime
  2. Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
    “The frog's body was all slimy.”
    “Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.”
  3. (figuratively, slang)Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
    “"I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile."”

noun

  1. A ponyfish.

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Etymology

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”).

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