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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.
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Adj. | 1. | slimy - covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks" |
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
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
موحِل
mazlavý
mudretslimet
nyálkás
slímugur
mazľavýslizký
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
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slimy
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/aCollins 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 nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
slimy
a. viscoso-a; enlodado-a.
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