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slimy(dictionary)
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slimy (iou)



slimy adjective. LME.
[from SLIME noun + -Y1.]
Of the nature or consistency of slime; viscous (and noxious or unpleasant). LME.
V. Woolf The shell broke and something slimy oozed from the crack.
Covered or smeared with slime; full of slime. LME.
M. Meyer We ate under-fried eggs.., all slimy.
fig. Morally objectionable, base, vile; now colloq., deceitfully meek or flattering, dishonest. L16.
G. B. Shaw The slimy little liar! I. Watson To violate an oath..is a pretty slimy thing.
slimily adverb E17.
sliminess noun E16.