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slimy

[ slahy-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, slim·i·er, slim·i·est.

slimy

/ ˈslaɪmɪ /

Origin of slimy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; slime, -y ¹

But he drew me close And he swallowed me down, Down a dark slimy path Where lie secrets that I never want to know […].

The slimy, childish, petulant Viserys starts off as a symbol of everything about Targaryen rule Westeros has rejected.

The first time I was watching the 'fillers' at work I put my hand upon some dreadful slimy thing among the coal dust.

Some are too bright, in terms of fire, and some are full of wet, slimy, nasty stuff.

Yes, mold—that slimy, amorphous crud that shows up when things get damp.

Mucus is recognized from its characteristic slimy appearance when the fluid is poured from one vessel into another.

They will soon take me out—they will lean me against a wall—a slimy wall like this, perhaps.

He dreamt of a serpent coiling around his throat, and when he strove to grasp it the slimy thing glided away from his clutch.

These may be seen in groups of six or eight, sunning themselves on the slimy banks of the river or on the numerous sandbanks.

A blow from some dark slimy object along whose side he glided, and then on once more.

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