English Explanatory Dictionary

slithy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. lithe and slimy or slithery.

Pronunciation

slīʹthē /ˈslaɪði/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slithy.wav

Word forms

slithy

Etymology

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

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary