Get your slimy fingers off my jacket.
please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house
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Sargassum, the stinky, slimy seaweed, is already swarming South Florida beaches, and scientists say a gigantic new bloom of the weed has recently been seen lurking in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Another officer who does Dedra’s bidding is the slimy Dr. Gorst (Joshua James), a Josef Mengele type who deals in psychologically torturing suspects like Bix.—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 If any leaves look wilted or slimy, choose a different bag.—Alyssa Sybertz, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025 Green tea also blocks E. coli from forming a biofilm, which is a slimy, protective shield that bacteria create to stick together and resist treatment.8
Green tea may also help certain antibiotics, like amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin, work better.—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slimy
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