- Elusiveness - Like eelskin footwear – unlikely to last - Slick and oily - Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or
causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the
surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. - Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery
promise. - Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. - Liable to slip; not standing firm.