slippy
/ˈslɪpi/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈslɪpi/
slippy
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
slip - py -> slippy
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ (also infml slippy ) ချောသော။ ချော် သော။ a slippery road/floor ❍ Ice made the path slippery underfoot. ❍ His hands were wet and slippery.
၂။ (infml ) မယုံရသော။ စိတ်မချရသော။ Don't believe what he says—he's a slippery customer.
၃။ (infml ) ရှုပ်ထွေးသိမ်မွေ့ ပြီး ကိုင်တွယ်ရန် မလွယ်ကူသော။ the rather slippery subject of race relations ❍ You're on slippery ground if you start accusing him of dishonesty. ❍ Freedom is a slippery concept (eg because its meaning changes according to one's point of view).
❏ the/a slippery slope [IDM ] ကျားမြီးဆွဲ မိသလို ကိစ္စမျိုး။
Television sponsorship is the slippery slope towards loss of editorial independence.
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Synonyms
greasy, slick, oily, icy, slimy, smooth, dicey, cagey, changeable, crafty, cunning, devious, dishonest, dodgy, duplicitous, elusive, evasive, false, fly-by-night, foxy, glacé, glassy, glazed, glistening, inconstant, insecure, like a skating rink, lubricious, lustrous, mutable, perilous, polished, satiny, shifty, silky, sleek, slithery, sneaky, soapy, treacherous, tricky, two-faced, uncertain, unctuous, unpredictable, unreliable, unsafe, unstable, unsteady, untrustworthy, variable, waxy, wet
Antonyms
certain, coarse, definite, dry, forthright, frank, harmless, honest, reliable, rough, safe, secure, stable, trustworthy, unslippery
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