Where does “slippily” come from?

slippily (English) comes from English slippy, from English slip, from Middle Dutch slippe.

slippily (English): In a slippy manner

Definitions

  1. In a slippy manner

Ancestry of “slippily”, step by step

slippily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slippy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslippySlippery; Spry, nimble
2EnglishslipA thin, slippery mix of clay and water; Mud,...
3Middle Dutchslippe—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle Dutch slippe →
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