Slippery vs. Skippy

Slipperyadjective

Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

‘Oily substances render things slippery.’;

Skippyadjective

Characterised by skipping movements.

Slipperyadjective

Evasive; difficult to pin down.

‘a slippery person’; ‘a slippery promise’;

Skippyadjective

Of music: having an upbeat rhythm, suitable to skip to. en

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.

‘The slippery tops of human state.’;

Slipperyadjective

Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.

‘The slippery god will try to loose his hold.’;

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;

‘slippery sidewalks’; ‘a slippery bar of soap’; ‘the streets are still slippy from the rain’;

Slipperyadjective

not to be trusted;

‘how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is’; ‘they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him’;

Slipperyadjective

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

‘her hand was slippery with sweat’; ‘slippery ice’;

Slipperyadjective

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

‘Martin's a slippery customer’;

Slipperyadjective

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

‘the word ‘intended’ is a decidedly slippery one’;