slimy language - грязная ругань
slimy traitor - гнусный предатель
such slimy trickery - такой подлый обман
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Slimy — Slim y, a. [Compar. {Slimier}; superl. {Slimiest}.] Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime. [1913 Webster] Slimy things did… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slimy — late 14c.,from SLIME (Cf. slime) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Cf. M.Du. slimich, Du. slijmig, Ger. schleimig. Figurative sense of morally repulsive is first attested 1570s. Related: Sliminess … Etymology dictionary
slimy — is spelt without an e … Modern English usage
slimy — [adj] oozy, gooey clammy, glutinous, miry, mucky, mucous, muculent, muddy, scummy, viscous, yukky*; concepts 485,621 Ant. dry … New thesaurus
slimy — ► ADJECTIVE (slimier, slimiest) 1) covered by or having the feel or consistency of slime. 2) informal repulsively obsequious … English terms dictionary
slimy — [slīm′ē] adj. slimier, slimiest 1. of or like slime 2. covered with or full of slime 3. disgusting; repulsive slimily adv. sliminess n … English World dictionary
slimy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ The seaweed felt cold and slimy. ADVERB ▪ a little, slightly, etc … Collocations dictionary
slimy — [[t]sla͟ɪmi[/t]] slimier, slimiest 1) ADJ GRADED Slimy substances are thick, wet, and unpleasant. Slimy objects are covered in a slimy substance. His feet slipped in the slimy mud... Her hand touched something cold and slimy. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
slimy — adjective /ˈslaɪ.mi/ a) Of or pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, yielding, abounding in slime; viscous; glutinous. Slimy things did crawl with legs b) friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky … Wiktionary
slimy — slim|y [ˈslaımi] adj 1.) covered with ↑slime, or wet and slippery like slime ▪ slimy mud 2.) informal friendly in an unpleasant way that does not seem sincere used to show disapproval ▪ a slimy politician >sliminess n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
slimy — adjective 1 covered with slime: slimy mud 2 informal unpleasantly friendly in order to get something for yourself: a slimy manner sliminess noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
