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slippery
adjective as in smooth, slick
adjective as in uncertain, unreliable
Example Sentences
This race had never been wet before, and the combination of water and the already slippery track meant that the extreme tyres were used in both the first two sessions.
In heavy snow, riders can use snow chains on their tyres to improve traction on slippery roads, it says.
The red soil has the nerve to be slippery, making it hard to stop or turn when we need to.
Troika thus has a troika of meanings, which simply proves that words are slippery creatures in every language.
The earth was muddy with dew, the stone paths slippery and wet.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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