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glibberig

slimy, slippery-wet

adjective GLIB-e-rikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

gooey

Usage Note

Glibberig describes a texture that is unpleasantly slimy and slippery — seaweed on rocks, raw egg white, algae. More vivid and colloquial than schleimig (slimy) or glitschig (slippery). Common in children's language and informal registers.

Examples

"Die Steine am Flussufer waren glibberig vom Algenbewuchs."

Natural Translation

The stones at the river bank were slimy from the algae growth.

Literal Translation

The stones at the riverbank were slimy from algae growth.

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