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| slip·per·y [ slíppəree ] (comparative slip·per·i·er, superlative slip·per·i·est) |
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1. causing sliding: likely to cause somebody or something to slip
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2. hard to hold firmly: sliding easily from the grasp or from a position
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3. precarious: unstable and liable to change
  We're in a slippery situation; things could go either way.
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4. untrustworthy: behaving in a devious or deceitful way
a slippery character
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| slip·per·i·ly adverb |
| slip·per·i·ness noun |
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