slippery

suomi-englanti sanakirja

slippery englannista suomeksi

  1. livettävä, liukas

  2. epäluotettava

  1. liukas

slippery englanniksi

  1. Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

  2. (ux)

  3. (quote-book)|publisher=H. John Edwards|location=Sydney|year_published=1940|chapter=XXII|page=214|text=The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.

  4. Evasive; difficult to down.

  5. Liable to slip; not standing firm.

  6. (RQ:Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida)

  7. Unstable; changeable; inconstant.

  8. (RQ:Denham Sophy)

  9. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

  10. (RQ:Shakespeare Winter's Tale)