adj.
(slipperier, slipperiest)
- difficult to hold firmly or stand on through being smooth, wet, or slimy.
- (of a person) evasive and unpredictable.
▸(of a word or concept) changing in meaning according to context or point of view.
Phrase
- slippery slope
a course of action likely to lead to something bad.
Derivative
- slipperily adv.
- slipperiness n.
Etymology
C15: from dial. slipper ‘slippery’, prob. suggested by Luther's schlipfferig.
