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Webster 1913 Edition


Slimy

Slim′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Slimier
;
sup
erl.
Slimiest
.]
Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime.
Slimy
things did crawl with legs
Upon the
slimy
sea.
Coleridge.

Webster 1828 Edition


Slimy

SLI'MY

, a.
1.
Abounding with slime; consisting of slime.
2.
Overspread with slime; as a slimy eel.
3.
Viscous; glutinous; as a slimy soil.