slimed
Slimed describes something covered with slime, or something that looks or feels slime-like: wet, slippery, glossy, and often unpleasant. It is a vivid adjective for surfaces, objects, hands, rocks, trails, and other things that have a thick, messy coating. But there is a useful grammar detail hiding inside this word: slimed is also the past participle of the verb “slime,” and it often appears after be, become, or feel. The lesson also looks at how it differs from slimy, and why slimed is usually more literal. Watch the full lesson to learn how to use it naturally.