slimy

adjective [-er/-est only]

/ˈslɑɪ·mi/

Definition

› covered in slime: slimy seaweed › If you describe a person as slimy, you mean that the person appears to be friendly but cannot be trusted and is not sincere: He was really a slimy character.

(Definition of slimy adjective from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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