slippy

[slip-ee]

adjective

slippier, slippiest 

1. Informal.,  slippery.

2. Chiefly British.,  quick; alert; sharp.

slippy

/ ˈslɪpɪ /

adjective

1. informal,  another word for slippery slippery

2. informal,  alert; quick

Other Word Forms

• slippiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slippy¹

First recorded in 1540–50; slip ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“I was surprised they allowed people to bring drinks into the stands. It made the floor really slippy.”

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After completing the challenge, she said: "It’s a very slippy surface, it was quite difficult to keep your feet in contact with the wall."

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"I tried to climb back up but it was so wet and slippy, I was too scared I'd fall."

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While many of us are treading carefully to avoid a slip in the frosty weather, scientists led by the University of Leicester have been investigating how to make surfaces even slippier!

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The playing surface was treacherously slippy with snow piled up around up around the touchlines and conditions barely playable.

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