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slippery

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Adjective

  1. 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.
  2. Evasive; difficult to pin down.
  3. Liable to slip; not standing firm.
  4. Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
  5. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

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