slidy
Prone to slipping
Slidy describes something that slides easily or has a slippery quality: The slidy surface made it hard to stand.
The word is informal and somewhat playful, more likely in casual speech than formal writing.
It can also describe movement: The drawer was nice and slidy after I oiled it.
Smooth or craftily adept
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- greasyCovered in slick fat
- oilyCovered in grease
- lubricatedMade slippery for motion
waxed · polished · soapy · icy · wet · frictionless · glossy · silky
Inclined passage for descent
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- tobogganRunnerless snow vehicle
- bannisterStaircase railing system
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
waterslide · helter-skelter · fireman pole · luge · descent · incline · ramp
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
lubricated · waxed · polished · soapy · icy · wet · frictionless · glossy · silky · slimy
chute
Inclined passage for descent
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- tobogganRunnerless snow vehicle
- bannisterStaircase railing system
escalator · waterslide · helter-skelter · fireman pole · luge · descent · incline · ramp
gliding
Engineless aerial movement
- skiddingUncontrolled sliding motion
- slippingLosing footing unintentionally
- coastingMoving without active effort
drifting · skating · shuffling · swooshing · careening · fishtailing · scooting · skimming · sledding · luging
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- shakyTrembling or unstable
teetering · tottering · rickety · insecure · loose · shifting · uncertain · treacherous · hazardous · perilous
- water slideSlick chute into pool
- let slideChoose not to address
- sliding doorPanel moving along tracks
- slide showSequential projected images
- letting slideChoosing to ignore
- slip and slideWet lawn toy
slide, slider, sliders, slides, sliding, slid, slidable, backslide, backslider