SLIPPY

slippery, slippy

(adjective) causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; “slippery sidewalks”; “a slippery bar of soap”; “the streets are still slippy from the rain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

slippy (comparative slippier, superlative slippiest)

(slightly informal) Slippery.

(dialect, dated) Spry, nimble.

Source: Wiktionary


Slip"py, a. Etym: [AS. slipeg.]

Definition: Slippery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

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