Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slippery as an eel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
slip-pery as an eel
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.

Colloquial

adj

Very crafty or cunning.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

as slippery as an eel (canonical)

Questions

What does slippery as an eel mean?
So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.

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