transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsli-p(ə-)rē ]
adjective
( slip·per·i·er ; -est )
Etymology: alteration of Middle English slipper
Date: circa 1500
1.
a. : causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall
slippery roads
b. : tending to slip from the grasp
a slippery fish
2.
a. : not firmly fixed : unstable
b. : not precise or fixed in meaning : ambiguous , elusive
3. : not to be trusted : tricky
• slip·per·i·ness noun