The meaning of SLIPPERY is causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall. How to use slippery in a sentence.

SLIPPERY meaning: 1. If something is slippery, it is wet or smooth so that it slides easily or causes something to…. Learn more.

Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or greasy, making it difficult to walk on or to hold.

Definition of slippery adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. In places the path can be wet and slippery. His hand was slippery with sweat. (informal) (of a person) that you cannot trust. Don't believe what he says—he's a slippery customer (= person).

Slippery things are slimy or wet, or for some other reason cause you to slide on them. A slippery fish is hard to hold in your hand, and a slippery path is easy to slip on. You should drive slowly and cautiously when the road is slippery after it starts to sleet.

1. tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, or a wet surface: a slippery road. 2. tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope. 3. likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects. 4. not to be depended on; tricky or deceitful. 5. unstable or insecure, as conditions: a slippery situation.

SLIPPERY meaning: smooth and wet and difficult to hold or walk on: . Learn more.