slipperyˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp ri
English Definitions:
slippery, slippy (adj)
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
"slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
slippery, tricky (adj)
not to be trusted
"how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
slippery (Adjective)
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
slippery (Adjective)
Evasive; difficult to pin down.
slippery
Slipperiness is when a surface has a low coefficient of friction, allowing objects to glide across the surface. People walking on slippery surfaces are likely to slip or fall. A surface can for example be slippery due to it being wet, or due to it being icy. There are several competing theories about why ice is slippery. Road slipperiness is a major area of road safety, but various means have also been developed to measure walkway and deck slipperiness in order to develop health and safety standards.
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