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schlüpfrig.

slippery, slick, greasy, slimy

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃlʏpf.ʁɪç/Germany, uncommon/ˈʃlʏpf.ʁɪk/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. slippery, slick, greasy, slimy

    schlüpfriger Belag
    eine schlüpfrige Barriere am Ufer

  2. slippery, tricky, unstable, changeable

    figuratively
    schlüpfriges Pflaster
    sie bewegt sich hinsichtlich ihrer Primärquellen auf schlüpfrigem Terrain

  3. risqué, salacious, scabrous

    figuratively
    schlüpfrige Unterhaltung
    schlüpfriger Film
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slipferec, from Old High German sleffarag (influenced by Old High German slipfīg), from Old High German sleffar (“slippery”), from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“slippery”). Figurative sense from 17th c.

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