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1
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
- a bar where a lot of slippery characters were known to hang out
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2
hard to find, capture, or isolate
- a slippery concept that we had trouble understanding
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3
having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction
- had trouble keeping upright on the slippery ice
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“Slippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slippery. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of slippery was circa 1500
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