slippery
adjective
tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc..
slipperiness
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a word derived from
slippery.
Example Sentences
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But while they may not share many overt similarities, the strange duo align in their mutual slipperiness.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
In 1991 the late University of Georgia economist Dwight Lee and I published a book on this economic force, which we dubbed “quicksilver capital” to capture the slipperiness of modern-day wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Still, her slipperiness was something that attracted the actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
The court also heard that the police had not tested the slipperiness, or co-efficient of friction, of the road surface where the car was said to have lost control.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
I felt the gentle pull of the current and the slipperiness of moss and mud beneath my feet.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
