Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being slimy; viscosity; slime.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being slimy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
slimy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a property resembling or being covered with slime
- noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their sliminess is not only the revenge of objectivity ( "the revenge of the In-itself," as Sartre puts it, 609), but also an invitation to look more carefully, to wonder.
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If that's "sliminess", I must be confused - it sounds like sensible politics to me.
Mark Blumenthal: The Polls Can't Tell Us Who's Winning Iowa 2009
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The grossness and the sliminess of it was forgotten in the simple grotesqueness of it, and he had the saving sense of humor.
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Business as usual in D.C. At least it's not a "signing statement" that exempts the exec branch from following the law, nor is it an "earmark," nor unconstitutional spending commitment (like the Treasury guaranteeing automobile warranties ... who imagined that the US taxpayer would be on the hook for the maintenance of consumer goods and where does the Exec branch derive the authority for that sort of sliminess?) +3 Good Comment?
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As I explained to my two teenage sons this morning, Spector is the perfect example of the sliminess associated with politicians.
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Sometimes it's enough to combat the sliminess, but I often still have issues getting it down.
Spicy pickled okra | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Business as usual in D.C. At least it's not a "signing statement" that exempts the exec branch from following the law, nor is it an "earmark," nor unconstitutional spending commitment (like the Treasury guaranteeing automobile warranties ... who imagined that the US taxpayer would be on the hook for the maintenance of consumer goods and where does the Exec branch derive the authority for that sort of sliminess?) +3 Good Comment?
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Got rid of the sliminess and made for a truly mouthwatering experience, goes a treat with rice.
Spicy pickled okra | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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I see nothing but the basest of political sliminess when the third President in a row we know smoked marijuana continues to violently assault and imprison mere plebes for doing thesame.
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The man is just undeniably watchable, and I feel like he truly revels in the evil/sliminess of his characters, which lets me revel in them too.
Mark Strong in Talks to Play Sinestro, Plus Other Green Lantern Details | /Film 2010
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