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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Tasters wanted chickpeas that were tender and creamy, not mushy, grainy, or slimy.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Discard if the cucumber slices become slimy or the water develops an off smell.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
In autumn, their leaves get all slimy underfoot.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
After not playing golf for a decade, Happy agrees to pick up the clubs once more to win money for his family and to take down a slimy new golf league.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Discard if the cucumber slices become slimy or the water develops an off smell.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
In autumn, their leaves get all slimy underfoot.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
After not playing golf for a decade, Happy agrees to pick up the clubs once more to win money for his family and to take down a slimy new golf league.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.
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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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