SLIMY

despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched

(adjective) morally reprehensible; “would do something as despicable as murder”; “ugly crimes”; “the vile development of slavery appalled them”; “a slimy little liar”

slimed, slimy

(adjective) covered with or resembling slime; “a slimy substance covered the rocks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

slimy (comparative slimier, superlative slimiest)

Of or pertaining to slime

resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime

Synonyms: viscous, glutinous

(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

Synonyms

• (slippery) lubricous

• (underhanded) conniving

Noun

slimy (plural slimies)

A ponyfish.

Anagrams

• ILYSM, misly

Source: Wiktionary


Slim"y, a. [Compar. Slimier; superl. Slimiest.]

Definition: 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. Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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