slimy
English
/ˈslaɪ.mi/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to slime
- resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
- (slang) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English slymy inherited from Old English slīm, slipig (slippy) affix from English slime.
Origin
English
slime
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antislime English
- beslime English
- mudslime English
- reslime English
- slime English
- slimebag English
- slimeball English
- slimebucket English
- slimeface English
- slimehead English
- slimehole English
- slimeless English
- slimelike English
- slimewad English
- slimeway English
- slimicide English
- slimily English
- sliminess English
- slimish English
- Schleim German
- schleimig German
- *slīmą Proto-Germanic
- スライム Japanese
- slipig Old English
- slīm Old English
- slime Middle English
- slymy Middle English