slippy
Origin of slippy
1Other words from slippy
- slip·pi·ness, noun
Words Nearby slippy
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How to use slippy in a sentence
After all, “Alexandra mentioned her slippy rubber-soled boots a lot in her writing, too.”
Recreating Historical Adventures in Old-Fashioned Gear | Ailsa Ross | November 12, 2020 | Outside OnlineThen, again enjoining her to "look slippy," she left the room.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. MeadeAnd he concluded by fixing the steward with a ferocious scowl and the familiar spur to action, “Look slippy naow!”
The Viking Blood | Frederick William WallacePlenty hungry and thirsty, Mass Jim, an if havvy food to eat, den de time slippy along velly quickly.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. BreretonThere's a hantle o' rough slippy bits o' life afore ye, my bonnie bairn, I'm thinkin'.
Morag | Janet Milne Rae
But the Rajah only laughed in that nasty, slippy way he has and took her cigarette away and smoked it himself.
The Lamp in the Desert | Ethel M. Dell
British Dictionary definitions for slippy
/ (ˈslɪpɪ) /
informal, or dialect another word for slippery (def. 1), slippery (def. 2)
British informal alert; quick
Derived forms of slippy
- slippiness, noun
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