slippery

Adjective
  1. Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide (synset 302242526)
    "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
    also: smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
    similar to:
    • lubricious - having a smooth or slippery quality
    • nonstick - (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles
    • slick - made slick by e.g. ice or grease
    • sliding - being a smooth continuous motion
    • slimed, slimy - covered with or resembling slime
    • slipping, slithering - moving as on a slippery surface
    • slithery - having a slippery surface or quality
    same as: slippy
  2. Not to be trusted (synset 302475957)
    "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"
    similar to: untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief
    same as: tricky

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