Slippery
English Meaning
Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.
- Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping: a slippery sidewalk.
- Tending to slip, as from one's grasp: a slippery bar of soap.
- Not trustworthy; elusive or tricky: "How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is” ( James Agee).