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Slippery (Adjective)

Not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee.

All adjective clusters.

His words sounded convincing, but he was a slippery politician with a history of broken promises.
Their new business partner seemed friendly, but her colleagues were warned about her slippery nature in negotiations.
He had a slippery way of getting out of commitments, always claiming he had been misquoted.
As an infamous con artist, she earned the reputation for being incredibly slippery and able to talk her way out of almost anything.
Despite his charisma, many were wary of the slippery celebrity who had repeatedly dodged questions about his suspicious past activities.

Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain".

All adjective clusters.

The soccer field became extremely slippery after the rainstorm, making it difficult for the players to maintain their footing.
The floor was so slippery that I had to hold onto the wall to avoid falling.
Ice skating on a frozen lake can be hazardous because of the many hidden dangers beneath the slippery ice surface.
She carefully made her way down the stairs, her feet sliding on each slippery step.
A layer of compacted leaves made the driveway extremely slippery for vehicles.