<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>tending or liable to cause slipping, slip, or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.</li><li>tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope.</li><li>likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects.</li><li>not to be depended on; fickle; shifty, tricky, or deceitful.</li><li>unstable or insecure, as conditions: a slippery situation.</li></ul>