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slithy

adj
/ˈslaɪði/

Etymology

Blend of lithe + slimy, coined by Lewis Carroll in 1871.

  1. inherited from slymy
  2. compounded as slithy — “lithe + slimy”

Definitions

  1. lithe and slimy or slithery.

    • The squid wrapped its slithy tentacles around its prey.
    • 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe.
    • She wanted to wear these slithy, snaky gowns you see in the pictures in the hallways of the $3 photographers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for slithy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA