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
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Brown, slimy, or overly soft roots are a sign of a plant disease such as root rot.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
He’s had a decent run in recent years playing a little slimy, stealing scenes as a cad in Fleishman Is in Trouble and drawing out pathos as a doubting son of a murderous family in the 2019 horror-comedy Ready or Not.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
Hard-core fans might enjoy the slimy green pods simply steamed or boiled.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
If any rhizomes are soft or slimy or emit an unpleasant odor, dig them up, carefully separating the infected parts from nearby healthy rhizomes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
He’s had a decent run in recent years playing a little slimy, stealing scenes as a cad in Fleishman Is in Trouble and drawing out pathos as a doubting son of a murderous family in the 2019 horror-comedy Ready or Not.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
Hard-core fans might enjoy the slimy green pods simply steamed or boiled.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
If any rhizomes are soft or slimy or emit an unpleasant odor, dig them up, carefully separating the infected parts from nearby healthy rhizomes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Slimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slimy. Accessed 23 Nov. 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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