slippy

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English

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Etymology

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From slip +‎ -y. Compare Old English slipiġ (slippy, slimy, viscid).

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Adjective

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slippy (comparative slippier, superlative slippiest)

  1. (slightly informal, Western Pennsylvania, UK, Ireland, Ottawa Valley) Slippery.
  2. (UK, Ireland, dated) Spry, nimble.

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