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slidier

slidier is the comparative form of slidy.

Meaning of slidy

Adjective

slidy (comparative slidier or more slidy, superlative slidiest or most slidy)

  1. Allowing or conducive to sliding; slippery.
  2. Having a sliding motion.
    • “It was the most absurd kiss. I don't believe he'd ever kissed a woman in his life before. I threw my head back, and it was a sort of slidy, pecking dab, just on the end of the chin — here.” Mrs. Hauksbee tapped her masculine little chin with her fan.1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 42

Questions about slidier

What is slidier the comparative form of?
Slidier is the comparative form of slidy.

Words near slidier in the dictionary

  1. slideway
  2. slideways
  3. slidewire
  4. slidewires
  5. slidey
  6. slidier
  7. slidiest
  8. slidin'
  9. sliding
  10. sliding clamp
  11. sliding clamps

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