Slithery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Slithery is an adjective meaning That slithers; that moves like a snake.
Meaning
That slithers; that moves like a snake.
More Meanings
- Sneaky, underhanded; insincere.
- Slippery, causing one to slither.
Example Sentences
She led the way, stepping gingerly on the slithery moss.
They are doubts from the abyss that drag their cold and slithery bodies across the soul.
Attempted but never conquered was a possible fifth way, the Grand Pilastre, a 5,000-ft. perpendicular wall of gripless, smooth rock and slithery green ice that looms over empty space toward the summit.
The suspects include mischievous caricatures from the New York art world-a guileful art dealer, a slithery lawyer, a glittering female collector of celebrities, a vacant former model who is Maitland's widow, and so on.
Word Forms
- slitherier
- slitheriest
Synonyms for slithery
Depending on context, synonyms include slippery, slippy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slippy, slippery, slither, slithy, slithersome, snaky.
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