slithy

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English

Etymology

Blend of slimy +‎ lithe

Pronunciation

• enPR: slīʹthē, IPA^(key): /slaɪði/

Adjective

slithy

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

     'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe.

Translations

slimy and lithe

• Finnish: limahdikas
• French: lubricilleux

• Russian: хли́вкий (xlívkij)

See also

• Jabberwocky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Hiltys, hylist, shitly