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lubricous

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lu⋅bri⋅cous

  [loo-bri-kuhs]
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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; < L lūbricus slippery, LL: unstable

Synonyms:
2. unsteady, wavering, undependable.
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lu·bri·cious   (lōō-brĭsh'əs)   
adj.  

  1. Having a slippery or smooth quality.

  2. Shifty or tricky.

    1. Lewd; wanton.

    2. Sexually stimulating; salacious.


[Alteration of lubricous, from Latin lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
lu·bri'cious·ly adv., lu·bri'cious·ness n.
lu·bri·cous   (lōō'brĭ-kəs)   
adj.  Variant of lubricious.
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