🧊slippery

Meaning

difficult to hold, walk on, or deal with because of being smooth, wet, or tricky

smooth and difficult to hold; causing sliding or slipping

Example Sentences

The road was slippery after the rain.

The wet floor was very slippery after cleaning.

Example Expressions

a slippery slope

Synonyms

slick, greasy, icy, treacherous, smooth, wet

Entry 1

slick, greasy, icy, treacherous

Entry 2

slick, smooth, greasy, icy, wet

Antonyms

dry, rough, stable, grippy, textured

Entry 1

dry, rough, stable

Entry 2

rough, dry, grippy, textured, stable

Collocations

slippery road, slippery surface, slippery slope, slippery fish, slippery when wet

Entry 1

slippery road, slippery surface, slippery slope

Entry 2

slippery surface, slippery slope, slippery road, slippery fish, slippery when wet

More Example Sentences

The road is too slippery to drive fast.

We warned our guests about the slippery floor.