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slippery

How many syllables in slippery?

  3 syllables

Divide slippery into syllables:   slip-per-y
Stressed syllable in slippery:   slip-per-y
How to say slippery:

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Synonyms for slippery


2 syllables
  • oily
  • slimy
3 syllables
  • evasive
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