slippery

«slippery» in Mova's judaism dictionary: smooth, wet or icy so that it is hard to hold or to stand… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (slippery, more slippery, most slippery)

meaning for a pupil

1) Slippery means smooth, wet or icy so that it is hard to hold or to stand on without sliding. tree →

2) A slippery person cannot be trusted and is hard to catch or pin down. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Psalms and Jeremiah use slippery places as a picture of the wicked falling into ruin. Tradition reads it as the wicked meeting the result of their own ways. In the primary lessons: In safety, slippery floors, ice, wet rocks and mud cause falls: walk, do not run, near pools; wipe up spills; wear shoes with grip. Signs say «Caution: slippery floor». In science, slippery surfaces have low friction. Phrases: «slippery slope» (one small step that leads to worse things), «as slippery as an eel».

examples

• Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them. (Writings PSA.35.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin. (Writings PSA.73.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness, they shall be thrust, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.23.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• The floor is slippery after mopping. tree →
• Walk carefully — the path is slippery with ice. tree →
• Don't run by the pool; it's slippery. tree →
• The fish was too slippery to hold. tree →
• Soap makes your hands slippery. tree →
• Wet leaves make the road slippery for bikes. tree →
• The rocks by the river are slippery. tree →
• The slippery thief escaped again. tree →
• The rock was slippery as a ball, and they had to crawl rather than climb. tree →

note

Comparison: «more slippery» is more common, but «slipperier» is also seen. The verb is «slip». Spelled with double p. Low friction = slippery; high friction = grippy.

In the corpora

• Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
• Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
• Smooth cartilage and a slippery fluid let the ends of bones glide in a joint.
• Banana skins are slippery because of a gel on the inside; scientists who measured it won the joke Ig Nobel Prize in 2014.
• Leatherback turtles eat huge amounts of jellyfish, and their throats are lined with spikes that keep the slippery food from sliding back out.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slippery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.