slimy

Other forms of slimy

comparative or superlative

slimier

comparative or superlative

slimiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slimy

What does slimy mean?

slimy means "covered with or resembling slime". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slimy?

slimy has 2 syllables: sli-my. The stress falls on "sli". In IPA it is /ˈslaɪmi/.

What is another word for slimy?

Close synonyms include slimed, despicable, ugly, vile, unworthy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slimy a common word?

slimy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.