lubricous

[loo-bri-kuh s] /ˈlu brɪ kəs/
adjective
1.
(of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
2.
unstable; shifty; fleeting.
3.
lubricious.
Origin
1525-35; < Latin lūbricus slippery, Late Latin: unstable
Can be confused
lubricious, lubricous.
Synonyms
2. unsteady, wavering, undependable.
Examples from the web for lubricous
  • He then took a handful of oakum aud dipping it into the liquid grease in the bucket, made the baboon's tail thoroughly lubricous.
British Dictionary definitions for lubricous

lubricious

/luːˈbrɪʃəs/
adjective
1.
(formal or literary) lewd, lascivious
2.
(rare) oily or slippery
Derived Forms
lubriciously, lubricously, adverb
Word Origin
C16: from Latin lūbricus
Word Origin and History for lubricous
adj.

1530s, "lascivious," from Latin lubricus "slippery, smooth," from lubricus "slippery" (see lubricant (adj.)). Literal meaning "slippery, oily" is from 1650s in English; figurative sense of "shifty, elusive" is from 1640s. Also lubricious (1580s).