Slimy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

covered with or resembling slime

morally reprehensible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈaɪmi/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈaɪmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈaɪmi/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈaɪmi/.

Examples

a slimy substance covered the rocks
would do something as despicable as murder
ugly crimes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slimed worthless wretched ugly vile unworthy despicable

Parts of Speech

adjective	covered with or resembling slime “a slimy substance covered the rocks”
adjective	morally reprehensible “would do something as despicable as murder”

Word Forms

sliminess	noun	a property resembling or being covered with slime
slime	noun	any thick, viscous matter
despicableness	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
despicability	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
ugliness	noun	the quality of being wicked
unworthiness	noun	the quality or state of lacking merit or value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schleimig

mit Schleim bedeckt oder diesem ähnlich

🇫🇷French

visqueux

recouvert de ou ressemblant à de la bave

🇪🇸Spanish

baboso

cubierto con o parecido a limo

🇮🇹Italian

viscido

ricoperto o somigliante a melma

🇳🇱Dutch

slijmerig

bedekt met of lijkt op slijm

🇵🇹Portuguese

viscoso

coberto com ou semelhante a limo

🇷🇺Russian

скользкий

покрытый слизью или напоминающий слизь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिनौना

कीचड़ से ढका हुआ या उसके जैसा दिखने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

পাতলা

স্লাইম দিয়ে আচ্ছাদিত বা অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

மெலிதான

சளியால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும் அல்லது ஒத்திருக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సన్నగా

బురదతో కప్పబడి లేదా పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सडपातळ

चिखलाने झाकलेले किंवा सदृश

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાજુક

સ્લાઇમ સાથે આવરી લેવામાં આવે છે અથવા તેના જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೋಳೆಸರದ

ಲೋಳೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെലിഞ്ഞ

സ്ലിം കൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞതോ സാദൃശ്യമുള്ളതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਤਲਾ

ਚਿੱਕੜ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਵਰਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پتلا

کیچڑ سے ڈھکا ہوا یا اس سے ملتا جلتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粘糊糊的

覆盖有或类似粘液

🇯🇵Japanese

ぬるぬる

スライムで覆われているか、スライムに似ている

🇰🇷Korean

불쾌한

점액으로 덮여 있거나 점액과 유사함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhầy nhụa

được bao phủ bởi hoặc giống như chất nhờn

🇹🇭Thai

ลื่นไหล

ปกคลุมไปด้วยหรือคล้ายเมือก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlendir

ditutupi dengan atau menyerupai lendir

🇵🇭Filipino

malansa

natatakpan o kahawig ng putik

🇲🇾Malay

berlendir

ditutup dengan atau menyerupai lendir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غروي

مغطاة أو تشبه الوحل

🇮🇷Persian

لزج

پوشیده از لجن یا شبیه لجن

🇹🇷Turkish

sümüksü

balçıkla kaplı veya balçık benzeri

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲלַקְלַק

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