| Översättning | Uttal | |
|---|---|---|
| Adjektiv | ||
| 1. | hal | |
| 2. | glatt {ett} | |
| Substantiv | ||
| 3. | modd {en} | |
Definitioner
Adjektiv
- Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
- (figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
- (obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
- unstable; changeable; inconstant
- (obsolete) wanton; unchaste; loose in morals
Exempel
- Oily substances render things slippery.
- a slippery person
- a slippery promise
- Which when they fall, as being slippery standers, / The love that leaned on them, as slippery too, / Do one pluck down another, and together / Die in the fall.
- The slippery state of kings.
- My wife is slippery? If thou wilt confess –
Böjningsformer
| Komparativ | slipperier |
| Superlativ | slipperiest |