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escurridizo

slippery

adjective ehs-koo-rree-DEE-soh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

elusive

Usage Note

Escurridizo describes both a physically slippery surface and a person or thing that is hard to catch or pin down. When used figuratively, it implies someone who evades commitment or scrutiny — a político escurridizo is a politician who ducks difficult questions. The feminine form is escurridiza.

Examples

"El pez era escurridizo y difícil de atrapar."

Natural Translation

The fish was slippery and hard to catch.

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