What Is Slippery? Definition And Usage Of This Term

WHAT IS SLIPPERY – In this topic, we will first know and learn the definition of this term and how is this term used in sentences.

Definition

The Oxford Dictionary defines the term as the following:

(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy.
(of a person) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on.
(of a word or concept) elusive in meaning because changing according to one’s point of view.

Meanwhile, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this term as the following:

Synonyms

Here are some of the following synonyms:

Etymology

It is a late 15th century term from the dialect slipper, which is probably suggested by Luther’s schlipfferig

Examples

Here are some examples of the usage of this term.

Sometimes the waves almost covered the rocks, and they were slippery and hard to walk on.
The rocks were slippery with half-thawed ice, and when she carelessly stepped on the edge of one, her foot slipped, wedging between two rocks.
The polar or white bear (Ursus maritimus), common to the Arctic regions of both hemispheres, is distinguished from the other species by having the soles of the feet covered with close-set hairs, – in adaptation to the wants of the creature, the bear being thereby enabled to walk securely on slippery ice.
At midday on the twenty-second of October Pierre was going uphill along the muddy, slippery road, looking at his feet and at the roughness of the way.