What is not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. The slippery god will try to loose his hold. Dryden called?
slippery — Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. The slippery god will try to loose his hold. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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