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View synonyms for lubricous
lubricous
[ loo-bri-kuhs ]
adjective
- (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
- unstable; shifty; fleeting.
Synonyms: undependable, unsteady
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lubricous1
1525–35; < Latin lūbricus slippery, Late Latin: unstable
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Example Sentences
Ben's h's became more lubricous with his rising indignation.
From Project Gutenberg
This last she did, with some lubricous staple of her own discovery, applying it with the ball of her thumb.
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