Main Entry: slip·pery
Pronunciation: \ˈsli-p(ə-)rē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): slip·per·i·er; slip·per·i·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
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
