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slim·y

 (slī′mē)
adj. slim·i·er, slim·i·est
1.
a. Consisting of or resembling slime; viscous: slimy ooze.
b. Covered with or exuding slime: a slimy snail.
2.
a. Morally repulsive, as in being dishonest or corrupt.
b. Excessively ingratiating; smarmy: a slimy salesman.

slim′i·ly adv.
slim′i·ness n.
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slimy

(ˈslaɪmɪ)
adj, slimier or slimiest
1. characterized by, covered with, containing, secreting, or resembling slime
2. offensive or repulsive
3. chiefly Brit characterized by servility
ˈslimily adv
ˈsliminess n
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slim•y

(ˈslaɪ mi)

adj. slim•i•er, slim•i•est.
1. of or like slime.
2. abounding in or covered with slime.
3. offensively foul or vile.
[1350–1400]
slim′i•ly, adv.
slim′i•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.slimy - covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks"
slippery, slippy - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
2.slimy - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
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slimy

adjective
1. viscous, clammy, glutinous, muddy, mucous, gloopy (informal), oozy, miry Her hand touched something cold and slimy.
2. (Chiefly Brit.) obsequious, creepy, unctuous, smarmy (Brit. informal), oily, grovelling, soapy (slang), sycophantic, servile, toadying his slimy business partner
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slimy

adjective
Of, relating to, or covered with slime:
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Translations
موحِل
mazlavý
mudretslimet
nyálkás
slímugur
mazľavýslizký

slimy

[ˈslaɪmɪ] ADJ (slimier (compar) (slimiest (superl))) → limoso
1. [substance] → viscoso; [snail] → baboso
2. (Brit) (fig) [person] → adulón, zalamero
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slimy

[ˈslaɪmi] adj
(= sticky) [substance, surface] → visqueux/euse, gluant(e)
(= insincere) [person] → mielleux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

slimy

adj (+er) liquid, secretionschleimig; stone, wallglitschig; handsschmierig; (fig)schleimig; smile, personölig, schleimig; slimy trailSchleimspur m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

slimy

[ˈslaɪmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (also) (fig) (person) → viscido/a; (covered with mud) → melmoso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

slime

(slaim) noun
thin, slippery mud or other matter that is soft, sticky and half-liquid. There was a layer of slime at the bottom of the pond.
ˈslimy adjective
covered with, consisting of, or like, slime. a slimy mess on the floor.
ˈsliminess noun
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slimy

a. viscoso-a; enlodado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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