English Explanatory Dictionary

slimy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to slime
  2. Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
  3. Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
noun
  1. A ponyfish.

Pronunciation

/ˈslaɪ.mi/ En-au-slimy.ogg

Word forms

slimy slimier slimiest slimey slimies

Etymology

From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the Old English noun slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).

Synonyms

viscous glutinous lubricous conniving

Derived words

northern slimy salamander slimily sliminess slimy sculpin slithy

Translations

Bulgarian: слизест Czech: slizovitý Czech: slizký Czech: mazlavý Dutch: slijmerig Esperanto: mucida French: visqueux French: visqueuse French: gluant French: gluante German: schleimig Italian: viscido Latin: lūbricus Latin: vīrōsus Māori: wareware Māori: hāwareware Māori: hāwaniwani Māori: pūrikoriko Māori: hahohaho Middle English: slymy Middle English: slimi Norman: lîncreux Norman: vâseux Norman: v'lînmeux Norwegian Bokmål: slimet Norwegian Bokmål: slimete Rarotongan: varevare Serbo-Croatian: ljigav Serbo-Croatian: sluzav Slovak: slizký Spanish: viscoso Spanish: baboso Spanish: pegajoso Spanish: gelatinoso Spanish: empalagoso Swedish: slemmig Tahitian: hāvarevare
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