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Slippy

Parf of speech: Adjective, OED Year: 1548, OED Evaluation: N/A

slippery adj., in various lit. and fig. senses.

ExampleMeaning
Well he was going up that hill, it was slippy.
Slippery
Speaker: Ivy Falls, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 93, Interview: 2011, Temiskaming Shores
ExampleMeaning
But then- in summertime it was okay, but in winter time when it was snowing. Slippy, eh?
Slippery
Speaker: Angela Drazkowski, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 71, Interview: 2014, Wilno
ExampleMeaning
Oh yes. No saddle, it was slippy. The back gets slippy.
Slippery
Speaker: Peter Connors, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 76, Interview: 2014, Wilno
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