slimy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈslaɪ.mi/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈslɑe̯.mi] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈslaɪ.mi/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈslɑe.mi/ (Australia)
- audio Queensland
- (Texas) audio
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to slime.
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Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime.
Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.
1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere:The frog's body was all slimy.
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(figuratively, slang) 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."
1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 83:
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(figuratively, slang) Filthy; disgusting; unclean.
Act two: A social scientist has the student watch either a neutral film, nonviolent porn, or some slimy concoction that shows a woman being raped violently (and apparently enjoying it).
1997, Playboy, “Studies Showing Pornography Causes Violence Are Flawed”, in Carol Wesseker, editor, Pornography: Opposing Viewpoints, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slimiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| slimey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| slimier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
slithy · sliminess · northern slimy salamander · slimy sculpin · slimily
Synonyms
viscous · glutinous · conniving (underhanded) · lubricous (slippery)
Translations (54)
sv slemmig (like slime; glutinous) · nb slimet (like slime; glutinous) · la lūbricus (like slime; glutinous) · la vīrōsus (like slime; glutinous) · fr visqueuse (like slime; glutinous) · fr visqueux (like slime; glutinous) · cs slizký (underhanded) · cs mazlavý (like slime; glutinous) · es gelatinoso (like slime; glutinous) · mi tītipa (underhanded) · mi hāwaniwani (like slime; glutinous) · eo mukeca (like slime; glutinous) · es empalagoso (like slime; glutinous) · mi kakī mohokura (underhanded) · fr gluant (like slime; glutinous) · bg подмазвачески (underhanded) · mi pūrikoriko (like slime; glutinous) · mi hahohaho (like slime; glutinous) · sh podao (underhanded) · nl achterbaks (underhanded) · enm slimi (like slime; glutinous) · sk slizký (like slime; glutinous) · sh sluzav (like slime; glutinous) · bg мазен (underhanded) · nrf lîncreux (like slime; glutinous) · bg слизест (like slime; glutinous) · cs slizký (like slime; glutinous) · cs úlisný (underhanded) · es tramposo (underhanded) · fi limainen (like slime; glutinous) · de schleimig (like slime; glutinous) · es baboso (like slime; glutinous) · es pegajoso (like slime; glutinous) · ru скользкий (underhanded) · es viscoso (like slime; glutinous) · eo mucida (like slime; glutinous) · nl slijmerig (like slime; glutinous) · sh ljigav (like slime; glutinous) · ty hāvarevare (like slime; glutinous) · enm slymy (like slime; glutinous) · fr gluante (like slime; glutinous) · nb slimete (like slime; glutinous) · nrf v'lînmeux (like slime; glutinous) · mi wareware (like slime; glutinous) · de aalglatt (underhanded) · mi hāwareware (like slime; glutinous) · cs slizovitý (like slime; glutinous) · de schleimig (underhanded) · cs falešný (underhanded) · rar varevare (like slime; glutinous) · de schmierig (underhanded) · it viscido (like slime; glutinous) · fi niljakas (underhanded) · nrf vâseux (like slime; glutinous)