Slippery and Sliding

Slippery

Slippery adjective - Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.
Usage example: slippery sidewalks

Sliding and slippery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sliding" instead an adjective "Slippery".

Nearby Words: slipper, slippy, slippered, slippering

Sliding

Sliding adjective - Being a smooth continuous motion.

Slippery and sliding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Slippery" instead an adjective "Sliding".

Nearby Words: slide, slid, slider
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