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slippiest

slippiest is the superlative form of slippy.

Meaning of slippy

Adjective

slippy (comparative slippier, superlative slippiest)

  1. (Ireland, Pennsylvania, UK, Western, slightly informal, Ottawa Valley) Slippery.
    • It was darker now and there were stones and bits of wood on the strand and slippy seaweed.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
  2. (Ireland, UK, dated) Spry, nimble.
    • Well, come on then, let's look slippy.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 5, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Questions about slippiest

What is slippiest the superlative form of?
Slippiest is the superlative form of slippy.

Words near slippiest in the dictionary

  1. slippery slope
  2. slippery slopes
  3. slippest
  4. slippeth
  5. slippier
  6. slippiest
  7. slippily
  8. slippin'
  9. slippiness
  10. slipping
  11. slipping away

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