- tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope.
- likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects.
- not to be depended on; fickle; shifty, tricky, or deceitful.
- unstable or insecure, as conditions: a slippery situation.
- causing or tending to cause objects to slip
- liable to slip from the grasp, a position, etc
- not to be relied upon; cunning and untrustworthy
- (esp of a situation) liable to change; unstable
- a course of action that will lead to disaster or failure
