Slimy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈslaɪ.mi/Rhymes: -aɪmi

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English slīmiġ ("slimy"), equivalent to slime + -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig ("slimy"), German schleimig ("slimy"), Swedish slemmig ("slimy").

Full definition of slimy

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, yielding, abounding in slime; viscous; glutinous.Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. —Coleridge.
2. (slang, figuratively) friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky.

Synonyms

• (slippery) lubricous
• (underhanded) conniving

Noun

1. A ponyfish.