English-Finnish translations for slippery

• liukas
  Myös Itä- ja Keski-Euroopan maiden tie Euroopan unioniin on liukas. Things are also slippery for eastern and central Europe on the way to the European Union.
  Oliko syynä erityisen liukas tienpinta vai rekka-autoon liian löysästi pakatut paperirullat, vai johtuiko 23 nuoren ihmisen hengen vaatinut onnettomuus jostain muusta syystä? Was the extremely slippery road surface to blame, or rolls of paper loaded too loosely onto the vehicle; or was the accident that took the lives of 23 young people due to something else?
  liukas luikku
• luikas

Definition of slippery

• Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc
• Evasive; difficult to pin down
• Liable to slip; not standing firm
• Unstable; changeable; inconstant
• Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals

Examples

• Oily substances render things slippery.
• a slippery person
• a slippery promise

Related words

• slippery jack
• slippery slope
• slippery as an eel
• slippery elm
• slippery ice
• caution - slippery when wet