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slimy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sla?.mi/
  • Rhymes: -a?mi

Adjective

slimy (comparative slimier, superlative slimiest)

  1. Of or pertaining to slime
  2. resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
    Synonyms: viscous, glutinous
  3. (slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

Synonyms

  • (slippery) lubricous
  • (underhanded) conniving

Translations

Noun

slimy (plural slimies)

  1. A ponyfish.

Anagrams

  • ILYSM, misly

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limy

English

Etymology

lime +? -y

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?l??.mi/
  • Rhymes: -a?mi
  • Homophone: limey

Adjective

limy (comparative limier, superlative limiest)

  1. containing or resembling lime
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 6:
      Limy muds accumulated there as sediments, and entombed the remains of the animals living on the sea-floor.

Translations

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