lubricous

lubricous

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːbɹɪkəs/

Adjective

lubricous (comparative more lubricous, superlative most lubricous)

1. (mycology, biology) Slimy to the touch.
   • 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:

     But my Leech—a leech
     Fit to suck blood, with lubricous round rings,
     Capaciously expatiative, which make
     His little body like a red balloon,
     As full of blood as that of hydrogene,
     Sucked from men’s hearts

Related terms

• lubricant
• lubricate
• lubricious

Translations

slimy

Spanish: lúbrico (es)