slippery
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
- Evasive; difficult to pin down.
- Liable to slip; not standing firm.
- Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
- Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.
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