Usually means: More difficult to maintain grip.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. slipperier: Merriam-Webster
  2. slipperier: Wordnik
  3. slipperier: Wiktionary
  4. slipperier: Dictionary.com
  5. slipperier: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. slipperier: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. slipperier: Idioms

(Note: See slippery as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (slippery)

adjective:  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.
adjective:  (figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
adjective:  (obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
adjective:  Unstable; changeable; inconstant.
adjective:  (obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.
▸ Also see slippery


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