slippy

[ slip-ee ]

adjective

, slip·pi·er, slip·pi·est.

1. Informal. slippery.
2. Chiefly British. quick; alert; sharp.

slippy

/ ˈslɪpɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   another word for slippery slippery
2. informal.
   alert; quick

Derived Forms

• ˈslippiness, noun

Other Words From

• slippi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slippy¹

First recorded in 1540–50; slip ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

After completing the challenge, she said: "It’s a very slippy surface, it was quite difficult to keep your feet in contact with the wall."

From BBC

"I tried to climb back up but it was so wet and slippy, I was too scared I'd fall."

From BBC

While many of us are treading carefully to avoid a slip in the frosty weather, scientists led by the University of Leicester have been investigating how to make surfaces even slippier!

From Science Daily

The playing surface was treacherously slippy with snow piled up around up around the touchlines and conditions barely playable.

From BBC

I'm generally a a stickler for words and intentionality, so this all makes this inherently slippery slope even "slippier" when all of these arguments are posited.

From Salon