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slimy

UK/ˈslaɪ.mi/

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Australia/ˈslɑe.mi/

slimy adjective: of or pertaining to slime.

Adjective

slimy (comparative slimier, superlative slimiest)

  1. Of or pertaining to slime.
  2. Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime.
    • The frog's body was all slimy.
    • Slimy things did crawl with legs
    • Upon the slimy sea.1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere
    Synonyms:
    viscous, glutinous
  3. (figuratively, slang) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
    • "I looked at this moon-faced, smooth skinned, slimy fraud, with his patronising smile."1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 83
    Synonyms:
    lubricous, conniving
  4. (figuratively, slang) Filthy; disgusting; unclean.
    • Act two: A social scientist has the student watch either a neutral film, nonviolent porn, or some slimy concoction that shows a woman being raped violently (and apparently enjoying it).1997, Playboy, “Studies Showing Pornography Causes Violence Are Flawed”, in Carol Wesseker, editor, Pornography: Opposing Viewpoints, page 49

Noun

slimy (plural slimies)

  1. A ponyfish.

slimy meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

slimy in Tamil

சகதியான

slimy in Bengali

পিচ্ছিল, আঠালো, কদর্য

slimy in Malayalam

ചളിയായ, പശയായ, വഴുവഴുപ്പായ

slimy in Kannada

ಲೋಳೆಯಾದ, ನುಣುಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ, ಜಾರಿಹೋಗುವ, ಅತಿ ಸ್ನೇಹಪರತೆಯ, ಅತಿ ನಮ್ರ, ಅತಿ ಮುಖಸ್ತುತಿಯ
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slimy in Assamese
বিজল bizol

Examples of slimy in a sentence

  • I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
  • The aardvark burrows in the ground and feeds mostly on termites, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.
  • He was laid on a gurney, the slimy contents wiped from his face.

All 32 example sentences with slimy

Synonyms of slimy

Forms of slimy

Adjective
comparativeslimier
superlativeslimiest
alternative formslimey
Noun
pluralslimies

Origin of slimy

From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the Old English noun slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipiġ (“slippy, slimy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).

Words formed from slimy

Phrases with slimy

Words that rhyme with slimy

Questions about slimy

What does slimy mean?
Slimy means of or pertaining to slime.
What is slimy in Tamil?
Slimy in Tamil is சகதியான. See Slimy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is slimy?
Slimy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce slimy?
Slimy is pronounced /ˈslaɪ.mi/ (UK).

Words near slimy in the dictionary

  1. slims down
  2. slimsy
  3. slimwear
  4. slimwing
  5. slimwings
  6. slimy
  7. slimy sculpin
  8. slimy sculpins
  9. slinch
  10. slinches
  11. Slindon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slimy (page history and authors); slimy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); slimy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); slimy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); slimy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বিজল (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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