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anti-slip

adjective
an·​ti-slip | \ˌan-tē-ˈslip, ˌan-tī-\
variants: or less commonly antislip

Definition of anti-slip 

: designed to prevent slips or to be resistant to slipping placed an anti-slip mat in the shower

First Known Use of anti-slip

1900, in the meaning defined above

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