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slippily

/ˈslɪpəli/

slippily adverb: in a slippy manner.

Adverb

slippily (comparative more slippily, superlative most slippily)

  1. In a slippy manner.
    • Jumping out slippily by the way the water came in, he was soon off and away.1964, Arthur John Arberry, Aspects of Islamic civilization, as depicted in the original texts

Forms of slippily

comparativemore slippily
superlativemost slippily

Origin of slippily

From slippy + -ly.

Words that rhyme with slippily

Questions about slippily

What does slippily mean?
Slippily means in a slippy manner.
What part of speech is slippily?
Slippily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce slippily?
Slippily is pronounced /ˈslɪpəli/.

Words near slippily in the dictionary

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

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