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glitschig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • slick adj Smooth and slippery, often because of a coating of liquid.
  • slippery adj Having a smooth, low-friction surface that makes it easy to slide or fall.

Senses

glitschig is used for these senses in English:

  • slick Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
  • 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.

slick — full definition

  1. adj Smooth and slippery, often because of a coating of liquid.
  2. adj Impressively smooth and polished in style, sometimes to the point of seeming untrustworthy.
  3. noun A layer of oil or another liquid spread across a surface.

slippery — full definition

  1. adj Having a smooth, low-friction surface that makes it easy to slide or fall.
  2. adj Hard to pin down or trust, especially because someone is evasive or dishonest.
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