as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house
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Recent Examples of slimy
Both have a slimy, soft body and protrusions that look like rabbit ears.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Note that the beverage's texture may be slightly thick or slimy.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
His stance puts him at odds with Eddington’s mayor, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal), a somewhat slimy and slick political operative who is currently running for reelection.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Their bodies, often drab gray or brown, can be wart-studded and rough or slimy to the touch.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Note that the beverage's texture may be slightly thick or slimy.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
His stance puts him at odds with Eddington’s mayor, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal), a somewhat slimy and slick political operative who is currently running for reelection.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Their bodies, often drab gray or brown, can be wart-studded and rough or slimy to the touch.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for slimy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimy
muddy
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Furthermore, stormy weather in Stockholm meant the muddy pitch would favour the hosts’ more pragmatic style.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Earlier pressings of this record sounded muddy and boxed in, but here, the piano sparkles and the guitar cuts.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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“Slimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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