slimy

adjective

/ˈslaɪ.mi/

Definition

› covered in slime: Although snakes look slimy their skin is actually dry to the touch.Glues and gluing and stickiness › disapproving If you describe a person or their manner as slimy, you mean that they appear to be friendly but in a way that you find unpleasant: He was the very worst sort of slimy salesman.Affected and insincere sliminess

/-nəs/ noun [U] Glues and gluing and stickiness

(Definition of slimy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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