slimy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

\Slim"y\

• Rhymes: -aɪmi

[edit] Adjective

slimy (comparative slimier, superlative slimiest)

1. Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime.

   Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. —Coleridge.

[edit] Synonyms

• lubricous

[edit] Translations

• German: schleimig de(de)
• Spanish: viscoso, baboso; pegajoso, gelatinoso; empalagoso
• Italian: viscido it(it)