slippery
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Synonyms
furtive, shady, shifty, sly, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy
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Shots from the rear-facing cameras weren’t much better: And, as with the Galaxy S10, the gimmicky AR emoji mode still needs some serious work: This thing is slippery. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ is too much," 5 Sep. 2019 The rocks can be jagged, steep and slippery, so wear surf sandals or shoes with sturdy, nonslip soles. — Los Angeles Times, "Four Hours in Laguna Beach: Art, waves and the perfect O.C. bikini," 26 July 2019 That question mark acknowledges just how slippery transparency is. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "At A R E A, it’s transparency and reflection," 23 May 2018 An entire flotilla of early whale fossils outlines these changes, such as feet that became paddle-like, spines adapted to up-and-down undulation to swim, and teeth suited to nabbing slippery fish. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "What’s a Missing Link?," 7 Mar. 2018 Technically, the rosin helps the dancers’ shoes keep a grip on the slippery stage floor. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: City Ballet dancers leap into independence with the Rosin Box Project," 26 Aug. 2019 Rain had fallen the night before and threatened to turn the road into a slippery morass. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 From getting in and out of taxis to walking the red carpet during a summer downpour, dressing for the very wet world of the Italian canal city can be a slippery task — especially in formal attire. — Sharon Swart, The Hollywood Reporter, "Soggy in Venice: How Stylists Navigate the Rainy Weather," 23 Aug. 2019 Addiction is a slippery condition, easy to overlook or deny unless a person is in full-blown meltdown. — Claudia Rowe, The Seattle Times, "‘Those were the darkest days’: How key budget cuts fueled Washington’s opioid crisis," 18 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slippery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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