Slippy vs. Slippery

Slippyadjective

Spry, nimble.

Slippyadjective

Slippery.

Slippyadjective

being such as to cause things to slip or slide;

Slipperyadjective

Evasive; difficult to pin down.

Slipperyadjective

(obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.

Slipperyadjective

Unstable; changeable; inconstant.

Slipperyadjective

(obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

Slipperyadjective

Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.

Slipperyadjective

Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise.

Slipperyadjective

Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.

Slipperyadjective

Liable to slip; not standing firm.

Slipperyadjective

Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle.

Slipperyadjective

Uncertain in effect.

Slipperyadjective

Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

Slipperyadjective

being such as to cause things to slip or slide;

Slipperyadjective

not to be trusted;

Slipperyadjective

(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy

Slipperyadjective

(of a person) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on

Slipperyadjective

(of a word or concept) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view