slippy

/ˈslɪpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

British usage

adj

British usage; Dated

"It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed."
"Well, come on then, let's look slippy."

From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).

slippier (comparative) slippiest (superlative)

slippily slippiness

slippy map

slippery

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Questions

How do you pronounce slippy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslɪpi/.

What does slippy mean?

Slippery.

Where does slippy come from?

From slip + -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy, viscid”).

How to pronounce slippy

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