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# slippery

adjective (slippery, more slippery, most slippery)

«slippery» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Slippery means smooth, wet or icy so that it is hard to hold or to stand on without sliding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#m1)
2. A slippery person cannot be trusted and is hard to catch or pin down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety, slippery floors, ice, wet rocks and mud cause falls: walk, do not run, near pools; wipe up spills; wear shoes with grip. Signs say «Caution: slippery floor». In science, slippery surfaces have low friction. Phrases: «slippery slope» (one small step that leads to worse things), «as slippery as an eel».

### Examples

- The floor is slippery after mopping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x1)
- Walk carefully — the path is slippery with ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x2)
- Don't run by the pool; it's slippery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x3)
- The fish was too slippery to hold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x4)
- Soap makes your hands slippery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x5)
- Wet leaves make the road slippery for bikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x6)
- The rocks by the river are slippery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x7)
- The slippery thief escaped again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x8)
- The rock was slippery as a ball, and they had to crawl rather than climb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/#x9)

### Note

Comparison: «more slippery» is more common, but «slipperier» is also seen. The verb is «slip». Spelled with double p. Low friction = slippery; high friction = grippy.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Psalms and Jeremiah use slippery places as a picture of the wicked falling into ruin. Tradition reads it as the wicked meeting the result of their own ways. In the primary lessons: In safety, slippery floors, ice, wet rocks and mud cause falls: walk, do not run, near pools; wipe up spills; wear shoes with grip. Signs say «Caution: slippery floor». In science, slippery surfaces have low friction. Phrases: «slippery slope» (one small step that leads to worse things), «as slippery as an eel».

### Examples

- Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them. (Writings PSA.35.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slippery/#x1)
- Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin. (Writings PSA.73.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slippery/#x2)
- Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness, they shall be thrust, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.23.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slippery/#x3)

### Note

Comparison: «more slippery» is more common, but «slipperier» is also seen. The verb is «slip». Spelled with double p. Low friction = slippery; high friction = grippy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slippery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «slippery» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slippery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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