slippy

[ slip-ee ]

/ ˈslɪp i /

adjective, slip·pi·er, slip·pi·est.

Informal. slippery.

Chiefly British. quick; alert; sharp.

Nearby words

Origin of slippy

First recorded in 1540–50; slip¹ + -y¹

Related formsslip·pi·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for slippy

Slippy McGee had been the greatest cracksman in all America.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man|Marie Conway Oemler
Brash had been crook or cop who had taught or caught Slippy McGee!
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man|Marie Conway Oemler
As clouds began to spread out from the southwest he galloped into Slippy Bend.
The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring
And what can folks do when it rains this way and the roads so slippy?
Maw's Vacation|Emerson Hough

It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed.
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for slippy

slippy

/ (ˈslɪpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

informal, or dialect another word for slippery (def. 1), slippery (def. 2)

British informal alert; quick

Derived Formsslippiness, noun

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