schleimig
/ˈʃlaɪ̯mɪç/
adjective
B1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Schleimig is slimy, literally or figuratively (a slimy, sycophantic person); schlüpfrig is slippery, literally, or figuratively "risqué."
Similar in other languages
English
schleimig (slimy) and slippery overlap closely, since slimy things are almost always slippery too.
Practice
1 What does schleimig mean?
slimy
2 Fill the gap: Der Frosch fühlte sich ___ an.
Full sentence: Der Frosch fühlte sich schleimig an. (The frog felt slimy.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches schleimig?
schleimig: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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