slithy

English

Etymology

Blend of slimy and lithe

Pronunciation

• enPR: slīʹthē, IPA: /slaɪði/, X-SAMPA: /slaIDi/

Adjective

slithy

1. A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".

   'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe — Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

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See also

• Jabberwocky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Jabberwocky