Synonyms for slimy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : slahy-mee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈslaɪ mi

Définition of slimy

Origin : late 14c., "covered with slime; of the nature of slime," from slime (n.) + -y (2). Cf. Middle Dutch slimich, Dutch slijmig, German schleimig. Figurative sense of "morally repulsive" is first attested 1570s. Related: Slimily; sliminess.

adj oozy, gooey

Example sentences :

"Dry or slimy, you would be just the same dear old Dick," she whispered.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

His descent into the street was like the descent into a slimy aquarium from which the water had been run off.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Sheet and pillow-case were slimy with oil, yet the chamois-skin bag was safe.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Now and then a snake drew away its slimy length and Dick shuddered.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Frantically he tugged and tore at the slimy rope, hauling with a will and a prayer.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

He spread the towels on the table, and then took the slimy bundle from the basket.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Rocks protrude from the water––dripping and covered with a slimy seaweed.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan

From head to foot they dripped with black mud, thick and slimy.
Extract from : « Three Margarets » by Laura E. Richards

Only the wet sands and the slimy water-weeds of the beach clung to them.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

And the grease upon his clothes—‘all slimy with grease,’ said somebody at the inquest.
Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Antonyms for slimy

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