slippy

English

Etymology

From slip +‎ -y. Compaer Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɪpi/
• Rhymes: -ɪpi

Adjective

slippy (comparative slippier, superlative slippiest)

1. (slightly informal) Slippery.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13

     It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed.

2. (dialect, dated) Spry, nimble.
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5

     Well, come on then, let's look slippy.

Derived terms

• slippy map