aalglatt — meaning in English

English meaning

• glib adjective Speaking smoothly and fluently but in a way that seems shallow, insincere, or lacking real thought.
• slimy adj Covered in or resembling slime.
• slippery adj Having a smooth, low-friction surface that makes it easy to slide or fall.

Senses

aalglatt is used for these senses in English:

• eely Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
• glib Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
• slimy (slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.
• slippery (figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.
• slippery as an eel (simile, colloquial) So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.

slimy — full definition

1. adj Covered in or resembling slime.
2. adj (informal) Dishonest and falsely friendly; untrustworthy.

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