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slimy

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slim·y  (slm)
adj. slim·i·er, slim·i·est
1. Consisting of or resembling slime; viscous.
2. Covered with or exuding slime.
3. Vile; foul.

slimi·ly adv.
slimi·ness n.

slimy [ˈslaɪmɪ]
adj slimier, slimiest
1. characterized by, covered with, containing, secreting, or resembling slime
2. offensive or repulsive
3. Chiefly Brit characterized by servility
slimily  adv
sliminess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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.slimyslimy - 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"

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
Translations
slimy [ˈslaɪmɪ] ADJ (slimier (compar) (slimiest (superl))) → limoso
1. [substance] → viscoso; [snail] → baboso
2. (Brit) (fig) [person] → adulón, zalamero
slimy [ˈslaɪmi] adj
(= sticky) [substance, surface] → visqueux/euse, gluant(e)
(= insincere) [person] → mielleux/euse
slimy
adj (+er) liquid, secretionschleimig; stone, wallglitschig; handsschmierig; (fig)schleimig; smile, personölig, schleimig; slimy trailSchleimspur m
slimy [ˈslaɪmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (also) (fig) (person) → viscido/a; (covered with mud) → melmoso/a
slimy [ˈslaɪmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (also) (fig) (person) → viscido/a; (covered with mud) → melmoso/a


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I had seen ice on the little horsepond that morning, and as we went through the garden we found the tall asparagus, with its red berries, lying on the ground, a mass of slimy green.
She gazed away toward Grande Terre and thought she would like to be alone there with Robert, in the sun, listening to the ocean's roar and watching the slimy lizards writhe in and out among the ruins of the old fort.
I could have kissed their rough, cold iron palms in gratitude if they had not been buried in slimy mud under ten fathoms of water.
 
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