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slimy (adj.)

late 14c., "covered with slime; of the nature of slime," from slime (n.) + -y (2). Similar formation in Middle Dutch slimich, Dutch slijmig, German schleimig. Figurative sense of "morally repulsive" is first attested 1570s. Related: Slimily; sliminess.

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Definitions of slimy from WordNet

slimy (adj.)
covered with or resembling slime;
a slimy substance covered the rocks
Synonyms: slimed
slimy (adj.)
morally reprehensible;
a slimy little liar
From wordnet.princeton.edu