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slimy

2 syllables · also slimier, slimiest
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, slimy means of or pertaining to slime. As a noun, it means a ponyfish.

Meanings of slimy

5 meanings

adjective

  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.”

  3. slangfigurativelyFriendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

  4. Morally reprehensible

    “would do something as despicable as murder”

    “ugly crimes”

    “the vile development of slavery appalled them”

    Similar: despicable, ugly, vile, unworthy, worthless, wretched

noun

  1. A ponyfish.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: covered with or resembling slime
slimed
adjective: morally reprehensible
despicableuglyvileunworthyworthlesswretched

Words that rhyme with slimy

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