slimily
In greasy fashion
In a slimy manner—either literally covered with or resembling slime, or figuratively with excessive, insincere charm.
The literal sense describes texture: The slug moved slimily across the patio.
The figurative sense suggests oily obsequiousness: He slimily complimented her while angling for a favor.
With sly cleverness
- sneakilyIn furtive manner
- deviouslyIn a scheming way
- craftilyIn a scheming manner
- manipulativelyIn a scheming manner
dishonestly · treacherously · scheming · conniving · underhanded · duplicitously · insidiously · sycophantically
Leaking viscously and slowly
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- seepingFlowing slowly through
- tricklingFlowing in thin stream
- glisteningReflecting light softly
dribbling · leaking · secreting · exuding · weeping · squelching · coating · sliding
In a repellent manner
- revoltinglyIn a repulsive way
- nauseatinglyIn a stomach-churning manner
- grosslyIn extreme measure
- foullyIn offensive manner
vilely · repugnantly · loathsomely · sickeningly · offensively · hideously · grotesquely · unpleasantly
cunningly
With sly cleverness
manipulatively · dishonestly · treacherously · scheming · conniving · underhanded · duplicitously · insidiously · sycophantically · obsequiously
oozing
Leaking viscously and slowly
glistening · dribbling · leaking · secreting · exuding · weeping · squelching · coating · sliding · slithering
disgustingly
In a repellent manner
- revoltinglyIn a repulsive way
- nauseatinglyIn a stomach-churning manner
- grosslyIn extreme measure
foully · vilely · repugnantly · loathsomely · sickeningly · offensively · hideously · grotesquely · unpleasantly · creepily
slimilydrily
In understated, ironic manner
dryly · roughly · coarsely · abrasively · grittily
slimilysincerely
With genuine feeling
honestly · forthrightly · straightforwardly · genuinely · candidly