# slime vs snide

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slime
*noun · IPA /slaɪm/ · frequency rank #17,721*
Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.

### snide
*adjective · IPA /snaɪd/ · frequency rank #47,914*
Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.

## Source
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