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Slimy vs Sludgy - What's the difference?

slimy | sludgy |

As adjectives the difference between slimy and sludgy

is that slimy is of or pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, yielding, abounding in slime; viscous; glutinous while sludgy is characteristic of sludge; slimy or mucky.

As a noun slimy

is a ponyfish.

slimy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of or pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, yielding, abounding in slime; viscous; glutinous.
    • Slimy things did crawl with legs
    Upon the slimy sea. —Coleridge.
  • (slang, figuratively) friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky.

    • Synonyms

    * (slippery) lubricous * (underhanded) conniving

    Noun

    (slimies)
  • A ponyfish.

    • sludgy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characteristic of sludge; slimy or mucky