adjective
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characterized by, covered with, containing, secreting, or resembling slime
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offensive or repulsive
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characterized by servility
Other Word Forms
- slimily adverb
- sliminess noun
Etymology
Origin of slimy
Example Sentences
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"A round tunnel. The bottom, walls, and top are polished smooth," she reported, and wiped her slimy hands against her clothes before climbing back onto the bank.
From Literature
“The boys I live with, the Garner brothers, they like to stick their slimy boogers and chewed-up gum everywhere.”
From Literature
“Yes, ma’am,” I said back while I wiped my face with the back of my hand to remove some of Rufus’s slimy mouth juice and gave him a none-too-pleased glare.
From Literature
I didn’t want to be subjected to her lectures, forced to drink slimy things, and I didn’t want to leave my brother.”
From Literature
Today she listens to me rant about my slimy mollusk phobia, and I push back against her competitive streak with my own.
From Los Angeles Times
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