slippy

American  

[slip-ee] / ˈslɪp i /

adjective

slippier, slippiest

1. Informal. slippery.

2. Chiefly British. quick; alert; sharp.

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slippy British  

/ ˈslɪpɪ /

adjective

1. informal another word for slippery slippery

2. informal alert; quick

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Other Word Forms

• slippiness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of slippy

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

slippy slippier

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

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023

That rating also means it’ll resist jets of water if you want to listen to tunes in the shower — it’s also “drop proof” if things get slippy.

From The Verge ● Aug. 17, 2022

The Nordmärke’s only downside is the slightly slippy top surface.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2018

For snowy, slippy days, add a traction device like Yaktrax to your shoes.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2016

“I put my hand right on it—all slippy and cold!”

From Sunny Boy in the Country by Charles L. (Charles Lewis) Wrenn

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!

From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024

I'm generally a a stickler for words and intentionality, so this all makes this inherently slippery slope even "slippier" when all of these arguments are posited.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023

One contractor, Immunity Inc., founded by a former N.S.A. analyst, embarked on a slippier slope.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2021

The question of who owns a fossil gets slippier the further back one goes.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2019

It was just as the gyptian had said: the little craft was stiffer, more responsive, and very much slippier through the water than she’d ever felt before.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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