gliddery

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adjective

Slippery; smooth.

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Meanings

adjectivegliddery (comparative more gliddery, superlative most gliddery)

comparative more gliddery · superlative most gliddery

  1. UKarchaicSlippery; smooth.

    Shingle, slates, and gliddery stones.

    1864, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Clara Vaughan
    1 more example

    […]at last we bump alongside the little quay, and climb out on the wet, gliddery stones.

    1908, Henry van Dyke Jr., Out-of-Doors in The Holy Land

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slippery

Origin

From glidder + -y. Compare Low German glidderig and Middle Dutch gliderich.

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APA

gliddery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliddery

MLA

“gliddery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliddery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gliddery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gliddery.

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