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slippery adjective

  /ˈslɪpəɹi/ , /ˈslɪpɹi/
  • Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
 rutschig, glitschig, glatt
  • (figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
 aalglatt

slipperiness noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being slippery.
 Schlüpfrigkeit
slippery as an eel
aalglatt
slippery jack
Butterröhrling, Butterpilz
caution - slippery when wet
Vorsicht Rutschgefahr
slippery slope
Dammbruchargument
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