as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house
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Recent Examples of slimy
Dusty Giles: Pearce is a sick, slimy … lizard that sits and preys and sneaks … and his bite is deadly.
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Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
Before eating, double check that the fruit still smells fresh and doesn't have a sour aroma or slimy texture.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
There’s something a bit slimy and a bit dirty about a kind of rat’s tail.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
The slimy ne’er-do-well Timo (Steven Yeun), who roped Mickey into the loan-shark snafu and had the same idea to run away into space, can’t stop making under-the-table deals.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
Before eating, double check that the fruit still smells fresh and doesn't have a sour aroma or slimy texture.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
There’s something a bit slimy and a bit dirty about a kind of rat’s tail.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
The slimy ne’er-do-well Timo (Steven Yeun), who roped Mickey into the loan-shark snafu and had the same idea to run away into space, can’t stop making under-the-table deals.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Slimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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