slimy

slimy

adj \ˈslī-mē\

slim·i·erslim·i·est

Definition of SLIMY

1

: of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous; also : covered with or yielding slime

2

: vile, offensive

— slim·i·ly \-mə-lē\ adverb

— slim·i·ness \-mē-nəs\ noun

Examples of SLIMY

1. Get your slimy fingers off my jacket.
2. <please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house>

First Known Use of SLIMY

14th century

Related to SLIMY

Synonyms: miry, mucky, oozy, muddy, sludgy, slushy

Related Words: clayey, loamy, roily, silty; bedraggled; befouled, begrimed, cruddy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, gunky, impure, smutty, soiled, squalid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly

Near Antonyms: antiseptic, clean, cleanly, immaculate, pristine, sparkling, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied

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Rhymes with SLIMY

grimy, limey, limy, rimy, stymie