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slim⋅y

  [slahy-mee]
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–adjective, slim⋅i⋅er, slim⋅i⋅est.
1. of or like slime.
2. abounding in or covered with slime.
3. offensively foul or vile.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see slime, -y 1

Related forms:
slim⋅i⋅ly, adverb
slim⋅i⋅ness, noun
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slim·y   (slī'mē)   
adj.   slim·i·er, slim·i·est
  1. Consisting of or resembling slime; viscous.
  2. Covered with or exuding slime.
  3. Vile; foul.
slim'i·ly adv., slim'i·ness n.
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Slimy

Slim"y\, a. [Compar. Slimier; superl. Slimiest.] Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime.

Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. --Coleridge.
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Language Translation for : slimy
Spanish: viscoso, pegajoso,
German: schleimig,
Japanese: どろどろした
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slimy

any of certain fishes (order Perciformes) that are characterized by slimy bodies with small scales. They derive their name from the small but extendable mouth that slips out during feeding. The 3 genera and about 21 species are restricted to salt or brackish waters in the Indo-Pacific region

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