slimy
Origin of slimy
1Other words from slimy
- slim·i·ly, adverb
- slim·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby slimy
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How to use slimy in a sentence
I guess you’d be grateful that something sold because it’s money, but like, eww, it’s slimy.
“I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?” (Ep. 485) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 9, 2021 | FreakonomicsIn the warm, humid jungle, the chicken soon rotted, turning slimy and stinky.
Meat-eating bees have something in common with vultures | Sharon Oosthoek | December 8, 2021 | Science News For StudentsPut it in a wide mug or shallow bowl with an inch or two of water, leaf-side up, and check it often to make sure the outside isn’t getting slimy.
6 ways to magically regrow vegetables in only water | Natalie Wallington | October 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceKelp has a particularly short harvesting window, and once “landed,” it has to be kept cold or it will turn slimy.
Gleeson is an international treasure, and he tried his best, but Showtime’s The Comey Rule was a snooze, and his portrayal of 45 didn’t exactly break the slimy, mouth-breathing mold.
The 11 Weirdest Golden Globe Nominations—And What Should Have Been Nominated Instead | Eliana Dockterman | February 3, 2021 | Time
But he drew me close And he swallowed me down, Down a dark slimy path Where lie secrets that I never want to know […].
The slimy, childish, petulant Viserys starts off as a symbol of everything about Targaryen rule Westeros has rejected.
The first time I was watching the 'fillers' at work I put my hand upon some dreadful slimy thing among the coal dust.
Some are too bright, in terms of fire, and some are full of wet, slimy, nasty stuff.
Yes, mold—that slimy, amorphous crud that shows up when things get damp.
Mucus is recognized from its characteristic slimy appearance when the fluid is poured from one vessel into another.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThey will soon take me out—they will lean me against a wall—a slimy wall like this, perhaps.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanHe dreamt of a serpent coiling around his throat, and when he strove to grasp it the slimy thing glided away from his clutch.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThese may be seen in groups of six or eight, sunning themselves on the slimy banks of the river or on the numerous sandbanks.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferA blow from some dark slimy object along whose side he glided, and then on once more.
The Bag of Diamonds | George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for slimy
/ (ˈslaɪmɪ) /
characterized by, covered with, containing, secreting, or resembling slime
offensive or repulsive
mainly British characterized by servility
Derived forms of slimy
- slimily, adverb
- sliminess, noun
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