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lubricous
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adjective
1.
(of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
2.
unstable; shifty; fleeting.
3.
lubricious.
Origin:
1525–35;
<
Latin
lūbricus
slippery,
Late Latin:
unstable
Can be confused:
lubricious
,
lubricous
.
Synonyms
2.
unsteady, wavering, undependable.
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lubricious
or
lubricous
(luːˈbrɪʃəs, ˈluːbrɪkəs)
—
adj
1.
formal
,
literary
or
lewd, lascivious
2.
rare
oily or slippery
[C16: from Latin
lūbricus
]
lubricous
or
lubricous
—
adj
[C16: from Latin
lūbricus
]
lubriciously
or
lubricous
—
adv
lubricously
or
lubricous
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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