slimy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   covered with or resembling slime

   A slimy substance covered the rocks.

2. 2
   adj

   Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime

   The frog's body was all slimy.

3. 3
   adj

   Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

   "I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile.".

4. 4
   adj

   morally reprehensible

From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the Old English noun slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).

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