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Definition of Slabbery
1. a. Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery; sloppy.
Definition of Slabbery
1. Adjective. Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery; sloppy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slabbery
1. slobbery [adj] - See also: slobbery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slabbery
Literary usage of Slabbery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift by Jonathan Swift (1897)
"Our frost is broken since yesterday, and it is very slabbery ; yet I walked to
the city and dined, and ordered some things with the printer. ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"The slop or mud of roads in wet weather : also, the slush or half-melted snow on
roads when a thaw sets in. SLABBY, adj. Same as slabbery, qv SLACK, ». ..."
3. Journal of a Lady of Quality: Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland by Janet Schaw, Evangeline Walker Andrews (1921)
"The shell indeed is a noble dish, as it contains all the fine parts of the Turtle
baked within its own body; here is the green fat, not the slabbery thing ..."
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