[slip-uh-ree, slip-ree] 
| 1. | tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road. |
| 2. | tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope. |
| 3. | likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects. |
| 4. | not to be depended on; fickle; shifty, tricky, or deceitful. |
| 5. | unstable or insecure, as conditions: a slippery situation. |
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