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Adjective: slippery (slipperier,slipperiest)  sli-pu-ree
  1. Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
    "slippery pavements"; "a slippery bar of soap";
    - slippy [Brit, informal]
     
  2. Not to be trusted
    "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is";
    - tricky

Derived forms: slipperier, slipperiest

See also: lubricious, nonstick, slick, sliding, slimed, slimy, slipping, slithering, slithery, smooth, untrustworthy, untrusty

Antonym: nonslippery

Encyclopedia: Slippery