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
If any leaves look wilted or slimy, choose a different bag.
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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
Sandy steered us down slimy steps to his secret mudlarking spots.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Of course, the deal falls apart the instant Remick's slimy sidekick Sal Saperstein (Ike Barinholtz) delivers the bad news at a party hosted by Charlize Theron.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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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
Sandy steered us down slimy steps to his secret mudlarking spots.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Of course, the deal falls apart the instant Remick's slimy sidekick Sal Saperstein (Ike Barinholtz) delivers the bad news at a party hosted by Charlize Theron.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimy
muddy
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The three-year-old thoroughbred finished ahead of 18 other horses on a muddy track at Churchill Downs Racetrack on May 3 but will not be looking to repeat the feat at the Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Matches were crude and violent and played on muddy pitches.—
Pablo Maurer,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Slimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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