slippy

[ slip-ee ]

adjective,slip·pi·er, slip·pi·est.
  1. Informal. slippery.

  2. Chiefly British. quick; alert; sharp.

Origin of slippy

1
First recorded in 1540–50; slip1 + -y1

Other words from slippy

  • slip·pi·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for slippy

slippy

/ (ˈslɪpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. informal, or dialect another word for slippery (def. 1), slippery (def. 2)

  2. British informal alert; quick

Derived forms of slippy

  • slippiness, noun

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