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Best answers for Slippery – Crossword Clue


Answer: eely


Clue Length Answer
Slippery3 letterselm
  1. Definition: 1. any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

Slippery3 lettersicy
  1. Definition: 1. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

Slippery3 letterssly
  1. Definition: 1. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

Slippery4 letterswily
  1. Definition: 1. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

Slippery4 lettersrich
  1. Definition: 1. people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"

Slippery4 letterswary
  1. Definition: 1. marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"

Slippery4 letterseely

    Slippery4 lettersoily
    1. Definition: 1. smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"

    Slippery4 letterswise
    1. Definition: 1. United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

    Slippery5 letterssnaky
    1. Definition: 1. resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"

    Slippery5 letterssharp
    1. Definition: 1. having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing; "a sharp knife"; "a pencil with a sharp point"

    Slippery5 lettersrisky
    1. Definition: 1. involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"

    Slippery5 letterssoapy
    1. Definition: 1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech;

    Slippery5 lettersslimy
    1. Definition: 1. morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

    Slippery5 letterssleek
    1. Definition: 1. well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"

    Slippery5 lettersslope
    1. Definition: 1. be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

    Slippery5 lettersslick
    1. Definition: 1. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

    Slippery5 lettersready
    1. Definition: 1. (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"

    Slippery6 lettersfluent
    1. Definition: 1. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

    Slippery6 letterstricky
    1. Definition: 1. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

    Slippery6 lettersunsure
    1. Definition: 1. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"

    Slippery6 letterstouchy
    1. Definition: 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

    Slippery6 lettersrotten
    1. Definition: 1. very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

    Slippery6 lettersshifty
    1. Definition: 1. changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"

    Slippery6 letterssmooth
    1. Definition: 1. the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

    Slippery6 lettersskiddy

      Slippery6 lettersgreasy
      1. Definition: 1. smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"

      Slippery6 lettersshrewd
      1. Definition: 1. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

      Slippery6 lettersglassy
      1. Definition: 1. (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"

      Slippery6 letterssneaky
      1. Definition: 1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

      Slippery6 letterssupple
      1. Definition: 1. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

      Slippery6 letterssubtle
      1. Definition: 1. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

      Slippery6 lettersunsafe
      1. Definition: 1. involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

      Slippery7 lettersunsound
      1. Definition: 1. of e.g. advice

      Slippery7 letterssubtile

        Slippery7 lettersunguent
        1. Definition: 1. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

        Slippery7 letterstallowy

          Slippery7 lettersvulpine
          1. Definition: 1. resembling or characteristic of a fox; "vulpine cunning"

          Slippery7 lettersevasive
          1. Definition: 1. deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"

          Slippery7 lettersvoluble
          1. Definition: 1. marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"

          Slippery7 lettersshadowy
          1. Definition: 1. filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"

          Slippery7 letterselusive
          1. Definition: 1. difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor"

          Slippery8 lettersshifting
          1. Definition: 1. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

          Slippery8 lettersperilous

            Slippery8 lettersscheming
            1. Definition: 1. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"

            Slippery8 lettersstealthy
            1. Definition: 1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

            Slippery8 lettersflippant
            1. Definition: 1. Light hearted

            Slippery8 lettersticklish
            1. Definition: 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

            Slippery8 lettersunstable
            1. Definition: 1. highly or violently reactive; "sensitive and highly unstable compounds"

            Slippery8 lettersunctuous
            1. Definition: 1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech;

            Slippery8 letterstactical

              Slippery8 letterssinister
              1. Definition: 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;

              Slippery8 lettersvariable
              1. Definition: 1. (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

              Slippery8 lettersfugitive
              1. Definition: 1. lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

              Slippery8 lettersunsavory

                Slippery8 lettersunsteady
                1. Definition: 1. not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance"

                Slippery8 lettersslithery
                1. Definition: 1. having a slippery surface or quality ; "slithery mud"; "slithery eels"

                Slippery8 lettersinsecure
                1. Definition: 1. lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability"

                Slippery9 lettersdeceptive
                1. Definition: 1. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"

                Slippery9 lettersshuffling

                  Slippery9 lettersstrategic
                  1. Definition: 1. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

                  Slippery9 lettersuncertain
                  1. Definition: 1. ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"

                  Slippery9 letterssebaceous

                    Slippery9 letterstalkative
                    1. Definition: 1. friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive"

                    Slippery9 lettersunethical
                    1. Definition: 1. not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior; "unethical business practices"

                    Slippery9 lettersshameless
                    1. Definition: 1. feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism"

                    Slippery9 letterstwo-faced
                    1. Definition: 1. having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god"

                    Slippery9 letterstentative
                    1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

                    Slippery9 letterstemporary
                    1. Definition: 1. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

                    Slippery10 lettersintangible
                    1. Definition: 1. lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul"

                    Slippery10 lettersunreliable

                      Slippery10 lettersprecarious
                      1. Definition: 1. affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"

                      Slippery10 letterslubricated

                        Slippery10 lettersserpentine
                        1. Definition: 1. resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"

                        Slippery10 letterssuspicious

                          Slippery11 lettersresourceful
                          1. Definition: 1. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

                          Slippery11 letterspurchasable

                            Slippery11 lettersprovisional
                            1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

                            Slippery11 lettersunsteadfast

                              Slippery11 lettersunderhanded
                              1. Definition: 1. marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

                              Slippery11 letterstreacherous
                              1. Definition: 1. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues"

                              Slippery11 letterssophistical

                                Slippery12 lettersquestionable
                                1. Definition: 1. able to be refuted

                                Slippery12 lettersindetainable

                                  Slippery12 lettersunprincipled

                                    Slippery12 lettersunscrupulous
                                    1. Definition: 1. without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"

                                    Slippery12 lettersundependable

                                      Slippery13 lettersunsubstantial

                                        Slippery13 letterssurreptitious
                                        1. Definition: 1. Furtive

                                        Slippery13 lettersuntrustworthy
                                        1. Definition: 1. not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"

                                        Slippery14 lettersunconscionable

                                          Slippery15 lettersunconscientious


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