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slippery

Meaning of “slippery”

Smooth; glib; having the quality opposite to adhesiveness.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Psalms 35:6

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “slippery”

KJV PCE
Psalms 35:6
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 35:6 · retained source text

Let their way be darke and slippery, and let the Angel of the LORD persecute them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. darknesse and slipperinesse.

Psalms 73:18
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 73:18 · retained source text

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them downe into destruction.

Jeremiah 23:12
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 23:12 · retained source text

Wherefore their way shalbe vnto them as slippery wayes in the darkenes: they shalbe driuen on and fall therein: for I will bring euill vpon them, euen the yeere of their visitation, saith the LORD.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Smooth; glib; having the quality opposite to adhesiveness.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 611