schlüpfrig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German slipferec, from Old High German sleffarag (influenced by Old High German slipfīg), from Old High German sleffar (“slippery”), from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“slippery”). Figurative sense from 17th c.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlʏpf.ʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlʏpf.ʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: schlüpf‧rig
Adjective
schlüpfrig (comparative schlüpfriger, superlative am schlüpfrigsten)
- slippery, slick, greasy, slimy
- (figuratively) slippery, tricky, unstable, changeable
- schlüpfriges Pflaster ― tricky ground
- sie bewegt sich hinsichtlich ihrer Primärquellen auf schlüpfrigem Terrain
- she is on slippery ground when it comes to her primary sources
- (figuratively) risqué, salacious, scabrous
- Synonyms: anzüglich, anstößig, gewagt, unanständig, zweideutig
- schlüpfrige Unterhaltung ― risqué entertainment
- schlüpfriger Film ― salacious movie
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “schlüpfrig” in Duden online
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