slidy

See also: slídy

English

Alternative forms

• slidey

Etymology

From slide +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslaɪdi/
• Rhymes: -aɪdi

Adjective

slidy (comparative slidier or more slidy, superlative slidiest or most slidy)

1. Allowing or conducive to sliding; slippery.
2. Having a sliding motion.
   • 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 42:

     “It was the most absurd kiss. I don't believe he'd ever kissed a woman in his life before. I threw my head back, and it was a sort of slidy, pecking dab, just on the end of the chin — here.” Mrs. Hauksbee tapped her masculine little chin with her fan.

Anagrams

• idyls, ylids