lubricous
Use Lubricous in a sentence
brɪ adjective
1.
(of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
2.
unstable; shifty; fleeting.
3.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin lūbricus slippery, Late Latin: unstable
1525–35; < Latin lūbricus slippery, Late Latin: unstable
Synonyms
2. unsteady, wavering, undependable.
2. unsteady, wavering, undependable.
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lubricious or lubricous (luːˈbrɪʃəs, ˈluːbrɪkəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 | |
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Lubricous
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
He then took a handful of oakum aud dipping it into the liquid grease in the bucket, made the baboon's tail thoroughly lubricous.
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