slithy

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Blend of slimy and lithe

Pronunciation [edit]

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

Adjective [edit]

slithy

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

Translations [edit]

slimy and lithe

French: lubricilleux (fr)

Russian: хливкий (ru) (xlívkij)

See also [edit]

Jabberwocky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Jabberwocky

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