slippy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈslɪpi/
Etymology
From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).
Meanings
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(Ireland, Pennsylvania, UK, Western, qualifier:slightly informal; Ottawa Valley; slightly informal; Ottawa Valley) Slippery.
It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
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(Ireland, UK, dated) Spry, nimble.
Well, come on then, let's look slippy.
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 5, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slippiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| slippier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |