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Covered by or resembling slime

Repellently smooth and obsequious

Dirty or unclean, especially disgustingly so

Suggestively offensive or ill-natured

Having or being a slippery surface

Resembling or having the consistency of mush or a semiliquid

Damp or wet, typically from perspiration

Dishonest, deceptive, and not to be trusted

Displaying severe degradation and neglect

Containing, soaked in, or covered in water

Any of many fish of the family Leiognathidae

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Adjective

Covered by or resembling slime

self-lubricating

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“Mr. Mixson went on to tell me the feral pigs were almost swimming in mud that was covered in slimy green algae.”

Adjective

Repellently smooth and obsequious

apple-polishing

excessively deferential

forelock-tugging

bowing and scraping

all over someone

eating humble pie

over-appreciative

highly favourable

over-enthusiastic

laid on with a trowel

overly flattering

with high praise

with highest recommendation

highly favorable

overenthusiastic

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“Even though he is not being sacked, it realistically means the end to his slimy crawl up the political ladder.”

Adjective

Dirty or unclean, especially disgustingly so

unsportsmanlike

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

beyond the pale

very unpleasant

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Adjective

Suggestively offensive or ill-natured

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

good-for-naught

good-for-nothing

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

unsportsmanlike

poverty-stricken

Mephistophelian

inconsequential

a load of pants

counterproductive

ill-favoured^UK

very disgusting

highly improper

disadvantageous

of bad reputation

ill-humoured^UK

strictly for the birds

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

too horrible for words

in the doghouse

against the rules

inappropriate to

out of character

not good enough

out of character with

out of place with

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Adjective

Having or being a slippery surface

like a skating rink

swimming in fat

swimming in oil

slippery as an eel

smooth as glass

like a sheet of glass

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Resembling or having the consistency of mush or a semiliquid

soaked to the skin

like a drowned rat

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Damp or wet, typically from perspiration

covered with sweat

like a Turkish bath

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Adjective

Dishonest, deceptive, and not to be trusted

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

not to be relied upon

not to be trusted

double-crossing

hole-and-corner

behind-the-scenes

under the table

unsportsmanlike

potentially illegal

cloak-and-dagger

not to be depended on

unconscientious

not quite right

as sharp as a tack

economical with the truth

behind someone's back

of dubious character

crazy like a fox

misrepresenting

snake in the grass

committing perjury

under suspicion

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

potentially dishonest

hard to pin down

not trustworthy

under-the-table

playing politics

not straightforward

cloak and dagger

against the law

hole and corner

lacking sincerity

of bad reputation

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

with tongue in cheek

in the doghouse

difficult to track down

difficult to find

always on the move

difficult to catch

against the rules

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Adjective

Displaying severe degradation and neglect

unprepossessing

down-at-the-heels

inappropriately dressed

gone to rack and ruin

down-at-the-heel

falling to pieces

poverty-stricken

seen better days

badly maintained

poorly maintained

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

all the worse for wear

the worse for wear

having seen better days

falling apart at the seams

underprivileged

out of condition

in bad condition

on its last legs

cheap and nasty

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Adjective

Containing, soaked in, or covered in water

soaked to the skin

like a drowned rat

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Noun

Any of many fish of the family Leiognathidae

“When both of them are set after the same slimy car thief who has jumped bail things get out of hand.”

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