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slymy

slymy is the obsolete spelling of slimy.

Meaning of slimy

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.
    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

See all 5 meanings of slimy

Forms of slymy

comparativemore slymy
superlativemost slymy

Questions about slymy

What is slymy the obsolete spelling of?
Slymy is the obsolete spelling of slimy.

Words near slymy in the dictionary

  1. slyest
  2. slyfully
  3. slyish
  4. slyly
  5. slymie
  6. slymy
  7. Slyne
  8. Slyne-with-Hest
  9. slyness
  10. slynesses
  11. slype

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