slidery
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sliderye, slideri, sliddrie, slydery, sliddri, slidri, sliddry, slydry, slydery
Etymology
From slider + -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsliːdəriː/, /ˈslidəriː/, /ˈslidriː/
Adjective
slidery
- Having low friction; slick, greasy, slimy.
- (rare) Tending to slip or slide; unstable or unsure.
- (rare) Having viscosity, flowing.
- (rare) Greasy, slimy.
Descendants
- English: slithery, sliddery
- Scots: sliddery, sliddry
References
- “sliderī (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.