slippy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslɪpɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(slip′ē)

Inflections of 'slippy' (adj):
slippier
adj comparative
slippiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
slip•py  (slip′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -pi•er, -pi•est. 
  1. [Informal.]slippery.
  2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]quick;
    alert;
    sharp.
  • slip1 + -y1 1540–50
slip′pi•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slippy / ˈslɪpɪ/ ( -pier, -piest)

  1. another word for slippery1,
  2. alert; quick
ˈslippiness
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