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TOEFL BNC: 15931 COCA: 15294

slimy

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slimy /ˈslaɪmi/ adjective
slimier; slimiest
slimy
/ˈslaɪmi/
adjective
slimier; slimiest
Learner's definition of SLIMY
[also more slimy; most slimy]
: covered with slime泥泞的;黏糊糊的
: resembling slime黏泥似的;糊状的
informal : very dishonest, bad, or immoral极不诚实的;虚伪奸诈的
informal : causing disgust : offensive讨厌的;令人不快的

— sliminess

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 15931 COCA: 15294
slimier; slimiest
1
: of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous
also : covered with or yielding slime
2
slimily adverb
sliminess noun

Example Sentences

Get your slimy fingers off my jacket. please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house
Recent Examples on the Web In a new study about mucins, the proteins that give mucus its sticky, slimy quality, the researchers identified 15 times mucins seem to have developed in 49 different mammals, including human beings, mice, rats, pigs, cows, ferrets, and dogs. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022 These structures can stick to other mucins and microbes, changing the physical properties of the fluids surrounding them into a sticky and slimy substance. Omer Gokcumen, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 These sugars are the key taskmasters in making things slimy. Omer Gokcumen, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Cooked this way, okra loses the slimy quality some people find unappealing. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Dwarves, elves and other warriors populate the trailer, as well as new glimpses at orcs, the slimy, fearsome monsters that eventually serve in Sauron's infantry. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 22 July 2022 Slug caterpillars, while not actually slimy, include species whose body fringe looks like delicate spun glass. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022 Some people are turned off by okra’s slimy texture, which comes from its seeds, making okra a natural thickener for gumbos and stews. Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 The girls stretch the slimy substance into long strands, with Rani extending it all the way over her cousin's shoulder. Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of slimy was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 15931 COCA: 15294
slimy

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSbe, feel, look黏滑;感覺黏糊糊;看起來黏滑The seaweed felt cold and slimy.海藻摸起來冷冰冰黏糊糊的。ADVERBa little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些黏滑very非常黏滑all極其黏滑The walls were all slimy and green.這些牆佈滿了青苔,極其黏滑。PREPOSITIONwith因⋯而黏滑The steps were slimy with moss.台階因長滿苔蘚而發黏。PHRASEScold and slimy, wet and slimy濕冷黏滑;又濕又黏The wall of the cave was wet and slimy to the touch.洞壁摸着又濕又滑。

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