Slinky

Quick meaning: Slinky is an adjective meaning Furtive, stealthy or catlike.

Meaning

Furtive, stealthy or catlike.

More Meanings

1. (Northumbria, dated) Thin; lank; lean.
2. Of a garment: close-fitting; clingy.

Example Sentences

“But of all the awful, second-rate girls I ever met, she’s the worst! […] She’s a sly, creepy, slinky, made-up, insincere vampire! She’s common! She’s awful! She’s a cat!”

The concert touched on all this. You could sense history in the various dances of the pianists’ left hands: the slinky syncopations of habanera; the manic but metronomic bounce, in swing, as if between two trampolines.

The double-breasted blazer which is on every front row this season came with an elbow-length sleeve for spring, while jumpsuits, a signature of the label, came slinky and tailored or in a blowsier boiler suit silhouette.

"Oh—that," said Mrs. Savaker, jerking her head in the direction of the defunct exciseman; "that war my husband, and war thow't a gude likeness. But it's not. It's not half red enough, an' a deal too slinky in the shouls for him."

Word Forms

• slinkier
• slinkiest

Synonyms for slinky

Depending on context, synonyms include sneaky, surreptitious, lithe, willowy, figure-hugging, snug.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include feline, surreptitious, slithy, furtive, slithery, slippy.

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