subdict-logo

slippery

Definition

  • adjective: difficult to stand on, move on, or hold because of being smooth, wet, icy, etc.
  • adjective: causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall
  • synonyms: machiavellian, machiavellic, acute

Examples

  • His behavior will lead him down a 'slippery slope' to ruin.

  • The sign cautions: “'Slippery when wet'.”

  • The trails were muddy and 'slippery'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) you have no signs of cancer. Who rules? Will rules. This isn't great news. Are you sure? That's how it first hit me. You're on a slippery slope. I had to scare him but I sensed he'd heard it before. Part of being a doctor is your ability to improvise. Right now, the one thing (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2