English Explanatory Dictionary

slithery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That slithers; that moves like a snake.
  2. Sneaky, underhanded; insincere.
  3. Slippery, causing one to slither.

Word forms

slithery slitherier slitheriest

Etymology

From Middle English slidery; equivalent to and remodelled as slither + -y.

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