/ˈslaɪ.mi/
OriginFrom Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the noun Old English slīm or an unattested *slīmiġ, replacing Old English slipig (“slippy”). Equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).
- Of or pertaining to slime
- 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.”
- figuratively, slangFriendly 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."”
Formsslimier(comparative) · slimiest(superlative) · slimey(alternative) · slimies(plural)