Slimier

Slimier
Slimy Slim"y, a. [Compar. {Slimier}; superl. {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. [1913 Webster]

Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]


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