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
Recent Examples on the Web
Mucus is the slimy material that mucus membranes lining your nostrils create to trap air pollutants, bacteria, dirt, pollen, and other harmful substances.
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 7 Apr. 2024
If the asparagus smells off, or looks wrinkled, withered or slimy, skip it.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Imperioli is appropriately slimy as the coercive Peter, while Thomas Jay Ryan is sensational as the self-serving Aslaksen, a publisher and businessman who’s content to keep his head down.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
The texture may be watery or slimy, which may be a sign of bacterial growth.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
The absorbent polymer beads are often marketed as colorful, slimy, sensory items for kids to play with.
—Katie Mogg, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Actors like Alain Delon and Dennis Hopper have tried the role; Matt Damon played him as an obsequious, lower-class naïf; John Malkovich, as a slimy, camp killer.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
This could be a slightly sour smell or a slimy or gooey texture - both of which are indications that the rice may contain harmful bacteria.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
Even after the young hatch and emerge as tiny, slimy wrigglers, mom continues to invest about two months in parental care, forsaking food to ensure the babies are well-fed.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
Maggie O'Neill, Health, 7 Apr. 2024
If the asparagus smells off, or looks wrinkled, withered or slimy, skip it.
—Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Imperioli is appropriately slimy as the coercive Peter, while Thomas Jay Ryan is sensational as the self-serving Aslaksen, a publisher and businessman who’s content to keep his head down.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
The texture may be watery or slimy, which may be a sign of bacterial growth.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
The absorbent polymer beads are often marketed as colorful, slimy, sensory items for kids to play with.
—Katie Mogg, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Actors like Alain Delon and Dennis Hopper have tried the role; Matt Damon played him as an obsequious, lower-class naïf; John Malkovich, as a slimy, camp killer.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
This could be a slightly sour smell or a slimy or gooey texture - both of which are indications that the rice may contain harmful bacteria.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
Even after the young hatch and emerge as tiny, slimy wrigglers, mom continues to invest about two months in parental care, forsaking food to ensure the babies are well-fed.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Slimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slimy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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