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slippery as an eel

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.
    colloquial, not-comparable
  2. Very crafty or cunning.
    colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable

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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

slippier slippiest slippy slipshod slipshoddy slipslop

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