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
Traditional cottage cheese is often gloopy, chunky or even slimy.
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Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Frog legs for dinner Frog hunting is nothing new; humans have been killing and eating the slimy green amphibians since 100 AD.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Discard if the cucumber slices become slimy or the water develops an off smell.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
The Terror from Beyond Space served up slimy green men and Red Scare allegories, the period covered by Baron abounds with optimism and wonder.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
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Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Frog legs for dinner Frog hunting is nothing new; humans have been killing and eating the slimy green amphibians since 100 AD.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Discard if the cucumber slices become slimy or the water develops an off smell.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
The Terror from Beyond Space served up slimy green men and Red Scare allegories, the period covered by Baron abounds with optimism and wonder.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slimy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimy
muddy
Adjective
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In tandem came the flagging energy, muddy cognition, clogged chi.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Behind us the muddy brown waters of the Tchoutacabouffa River roll towards what until recently was commonly understood to be the Gulf of Mexico.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Slimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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