SLIMY


Meaning of SLIMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ slaɪmi ]

( slimier, slimiest)

1.

Slimy substances are thick, wet, and unpleasant. Slimy objects are covered in a slimy substance.

His feet slipped in the slimy mud...

ADJ

2.

If you describe someone as slimy , you dislike them because they are friendly and pleasant in an insincere way. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

I’ve worked hard for what I have and I don’t want it taken away by some slimy business partner.

= oily

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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