slimier; slimiest
Examples of slimy in a Sentence
Get your slimy fingers off my jacket.
please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house
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Frog legs for dinner Frog hunting is nothing new; humans have been killing and eating the slimy green amphibians since 100 AD.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Discard if the cucumber slices become slimy or the water develops an off smell.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
And, common colds would become green, slimy and fanged, monsters of terror.
—Todd Nordstrom, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Terror from Beyond Space served up slimy green men and Red Scare allegories, the period covered by Baron abounds with optimism and wonder.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Discard if the cucumber slices become slimy or the water develops an off smell.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
And, common colds would become green, slimy and fanged, monsters of terror.
—Todd Nordstrom, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Terror from Beyond Space served up slimy green men and Red Scare allegories, the period covered by Baron abounds with optimism and wonder.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slimy
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“Slimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slimy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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slimy
adjective
slimier; slimiest
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous
b
: covered with or producing slime
2
sliminess
noun
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