The meaning of Slipperiness

noun

Behaviour that is clever, and sometimes also slightly dishonest

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She gets her way by a mixture of craftiness and determination., she was delighted at her own crafti…

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

Usage examples:

A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

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A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

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A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

noun

The quality of being dishonest or tricking people, but often also being clever and successful

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This is a movie that explores the deviousness of human nature., lucy's deviousness hurt lem deeply.

noun

The act of giving an answer that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer

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People intentionally use evasiveness to avoid answering hard questions., her evasiveness only incre…

noun

The quality or state of being full of grease (= any thick oil-like substance)

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There were three pancakes, and each was fried to perfection, with not a hint of greasiness., hair b…

adjective

Operating or performing skillfully and effectively and without seeming to try hard

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Maz was such a slick fielder, one of the best in baseball., he was a slick politician with an answe…

adjective

Something that is slick is clever or attractive to look at, but may not have much real meaning or any important ideas

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A slick magazine/brochure, slick advertising/marketing/presentation the liberal party's slick marke…

noun

The quality or fact of being covered in slime (= a sticky liquid substance )

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Any sliminess on the surface means the mushrooms are not fresh., he had to cross the wet rocks, and…

noun

The quality or state of being smooth.

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The smoothness of her skin

noun

Inability to be predicted; changeability.

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The unpredictability of the british weather

noun

Inability to be relied upon or trusted.

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She causes havoc in the office because of her unreliability

noun

The quality of not being able to be trusted or believed

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Unreliability of it is difficult to reconstruct exactly what happened because of the unreliability …

noun

The state or condition of being covered or saturated with water or another liquid; dampness.

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The pale brown of the rock was blotched with wetness

noun

The state of containing or being covered with water or another liquid

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The wetness of the land they crossed made travelling difficult., the cold wetness she felt on her b…