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Definition of Slippier
1. slippy [adj] - See also: slippy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slippier
Literary usage of Slippier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1908)
"Nobody can walk across the room if it's slippier than this." Tom took a flying
slide down the room. "It's grand!" he announced. "Have a turn, Polly! ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1903)
"I know'd the rain 'ud make it slippier'n ever wi' the frost comin' out o' the
ground." He raised the other foot for inspection. " I'll change 'em by an' by ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1903)
"I know'd the rain 'ud make it slippier'n ever wi' the frost comin' out o' the
ground." He raised the other foot for inspection. " I'll change 'em by an' by ..."
4. Tom Burke of "Ours" by Charles James Lever (1913)
""The ground 's slippier than you take it," said the other; "my way's the safest."
With that he lifted me from the car, and placing me between Darby and ..."
5. An Angler's Reminiscences: A Record of Sport, Travel and Adventure. With an by Charles Hallock (1913)
"And your hands are getting slippier and stickier all the time. You cannot hold
on to the eel, and the line won't let go of your fingers. ..."
6. Tom Burke of "Ours" by Charles James Lever, Hablot Knight Browne (1857)
"No, no," said Darby; "put him on my back, I'll do it myself." " The ground's
slippier than you take it," said the other; "my way's the safest. ..."
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