English-Thai Dictionary

slippery

ADJ ลื่น  ลื่นไถล  เลื่อนไหล  luan

 

slippery elm

N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง  phud-cha-nid-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLIPPERY

a. 1. Smooth; glib; having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; as, oily substances render things slippery.
2. Not affording firm footing or confidence; as a slippery promise. The slipp'ry tops of human state.
3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. The slipp'ry god will try to loose his hold.
4. Not standing firm, as slippery standers.
5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; as the slippery state of kings.
6. Not certain in its effect; as a slippery trick.
7. Lubrious; wanton; unchaste.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLIPPERY

Slip "per *y, a. Etym: [See Slipper, a.]

 

1. 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.

 

2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. The slippery tops of human state. Cowley.

 

3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. The slippery god will try to loose his hold. Dryden.

 

4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. Shak.

 

5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. "The slippery state of kings. " Denham.

 

6. Uncertain in effect. L'Estrange.

 

7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Shak. Slippery elm. (Bot. ) (a ) An American tree (Ulmus fulva ) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself. (b ) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica ); --so called on the Pacific coast.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

slippery

slip per y |ˈslipərē ˈslɪp (ə )ri | ▶adjective (of a surface or object ) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy: slippery ice | her hand was slippery with sweat. • (of a person ) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on: Martin's a slippery customer. • (of a word or concept ) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view: the word “intended ” is a decidedly slippery one. PHRASES slippery slope an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous: he is on the slippery slope toward a life of crime. DERIVATIVES slip per i ly |ˈslipərəlē |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from dialect slipper ‘slippery. ’

 

slippery dip

slip |pery dip ▶noun Austral. a children's slide in a playground or park.

 

slippery elm

slip per y elm ▶noun a North American elm with coarsely textured leaves and rough outer bark. The mucilaginous inner bark of this tree has long been used medicinally. [Ulmus rubra (or fulva ), family Ulmaceae. ]

 

slippery hitch

slip |pery hitch ▶noun a kind of knot made fast by catching part of the rope beneath the loop, released by pulling on the free end.

 

Oxford Dictionary

slippery

slip |pery |ˈslɪp (ə )ri | ▶adjective ( slipperier, slipperiest ) (of a surface or object ) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy: slippery ice | her hand was slippery with sweat. • (of a person ) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on: Martin's a slippery customer. • (of a word or concept ) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view: the word ‘intended ’ is a decidedly slippery one. PHRASES slippery slope a course of action likely to lead to something bad or disastrous: he is on the slippery slope towards a life of crime. DERIVATIVES slipperily adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from dialect slipper ‘slippery ’, probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig.

 

slippery dip

slip |pery dip ▶noun Austral. a children's slide in a playground or park.

 

slippery elm

slip |pery elm ▶noun a North American elm with coarsely textured leaves and rough outer bark. The mucilaginous inner bark has long been used medicinally. ●Ulmus fulva, family Ulmaceae.

 

slippery hitch

slip |pery hitch ▶noun a kind of knot made fast by catching part of the rope beneath the loop, released by pulling on the free end.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

slippery

slippery adjective 1 the roads are slippery: icy, greasy, oily, glassy, smooth, slimy, wet; informal slippy. 2 a slippery customer: evasive, unreliable, unpredictable; devious, crafty, cunning, unscrupulous, wily, tricky, artful, slick, sly, sneaky, scheming, untrustworthy, deceitful, duplicitous, dishonest, treacherous, two-faced, snide; informal shady, shifty, hinky.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

slippery

slippery adjective 1 heavy rain had made the roads slippery: slithery, greasy, oily, icy, glassy, smooth, slick; slimy, wet; informal slippy, skiddy; rare lubricious. ANTONYMS dry, rough. 2 Martin's a slippery customer: evasive, unreliable, unpredictable, hard to pin down; devious, crafty, cunning, wily, tricky, artful, guileful, slick, sly, sneaky, scheming, contriving, untrustworthy, deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous, dishonest, treacherous, false, two-faced; N. Amer. snide; informal shady, shifty, foxy, iffy; Brit. informal dodgy; Austral. /NZ informal shonky. ANTONYMS open, reliable, trustworthy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

slippery

slip per y /slɪ́p (ə )ri /→slip 1 形容詞 more ～; most ～/｟まれ ｠-ier ; -iest 1 〈床 地面などが 〉つるつるすべる , すべりやすい ▸ a slippery walk [floor ]つるつるすべりやすい歩道 [床 ]2 ｟くだけて ｠〈人 物事などが 〉あてにならない , 信用できない ; ずるい ▸ a slippery politician 信用できない政治家 ▸ slippery weather あてにならない天気 3 〈物が 〉すべすべしてつかまえにくい ; つるりと逃げる .4 〈人 言葉などが 〉つかみどころのない , とらえ [わかり ]にくい .5 〈事柄が 〉扱いづらい ; 不安定な .～̀ é lm 〘植 〙アカニレ 〘北米産で内樹皮が鎮痛剤 〙.sl í p per i ness 名詞