slippery
English
/ˈslɪpəɹi/
adj
Definitions
- 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.
- (figuratively) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
- (obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
- Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
- (obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English slipperie, slipper derived from Old English slipor (slippery) derived from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (slippery, smooth) affix from English slip (twig, kind of underskirt, strip).
Origin
English
slip
Gloss
twig, kind of underskirt, strip
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterslip English
- anti-slip English
- antislip English
- atslip English
- coverslip English
- forslip English
- gymslip English
- landslip English
- microslip English
- nip slip English
- nonslip English
- nonslippery English
- outslip English
- overslip English
- overslop English
- payslip English
- pillowslip English
- sales slip English
- sideslip English
- slip English
- slip road English
- slip-halter English
- slipboard English
- slipcase English
- slipcasting English
- slipcoat English
- slipcover English
- slipdress English
- slipface English
- slipform English
- sliphead English
- slipless English
- slipmat English
- slipmouth English
- slipover English
- slippage English
- slipper English
- slipperily English
- slipperiness English
- slippest English
- slippeth English
- slippy English
- slipshoe English
- slipskin English
- slipslop English
- slipstick English
- slipstitch English
- slipstream English
- slipstring English
- slipthrift English
- slipware English
- slipway English
- snowslip English
- timeslip English
- underslip English
- wheelslip English
- Slip German
- schlüpfrig German
- slip Dutch, Flemish
- slip French
- *slipraz Proto-Germanic
- スリップ Japanese
- slipor Old English
- slipper Middle English
- slipperie Middle English
- slyp Middle English
- สลิป Thai
- sleffar Old High German
- quần xì-líp Vietnamese
- slipferec Middle High German
- slip
- slippy
- atslip
- slipway
- outslip
- slipper
- gymslip
- nonslip
- payslip
- forslip
- slipmat
- slipless
- slipshoe
- slippest
- landslip
- slipware
- slippeth
- slipcoat
- slipform
- nip slip
- slipface
- overslip
- slippage
- snowslip
- antislip
- overslop
- slipslop
- slipover
- timeslip
- sideslip
- sliphead
- slipcase
- slipskin
- coverslip
- wheelslip
- slipcover
- slipstick
- slipdress
- microslip
- slipboard
- slip road
- anti-slip
- slipmouth
- afterslip
- underslip
- pillowslip
- slipstitch
- slipstring
- sales slip
- slipperily
- slipstream
- slipthrift
- slipcasting
- slip-halter
- nonslippery
- slipperiness