slimy

adjective

ˈslī-mē 

slimier; slimiest

1

: of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous

also : covered with or yielding slime

2

: vile, offensive

slimily

ˈslī-mə-lē 

adverb

sliminess

ˈslī-mē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• miry
• mucky
• muddy
• oozy
• sludgy
• slushy

Examples of slimy in a Sentence

Get your slimy fingers off my jacket.

please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house

Recent Examples on the Web

Then go on a night hike and flip logs to look for some slimy friends. —Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024

Fruits and vegetables that have become slimy or spoiled. Toss out any food with an unusual odor, color or texture. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024

But if the hagfish needs to get out of its own slime, its body movements create a shear-thinning flow, collapsing the slimy network of cells that makes up the slime. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024

Elvers mature into adults two to three feet in length, with the girth and the coloring of a slimy bicycle tire. —Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

slimy

adjective

ˈslī-mē 

slimier; slimiest

1

a

: of, relating to, or resembling slime : viscous

b

: covered with or producing slime

2

: vile sense 1a, offensive

sliminess noun