slithery

/ (ˈslɪðərɪ) /


adjective-ier or -iest
  1. moving with a slithering motion

  2. suggestive of a slithering creature

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How to use slithery in a sentence

  • How I am nauseated with sentiment and nobility, the macaroni slithery-slobbery mess of modern adorations.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
  • So we hastened to the stable yard and inspected the kennels, where the two mothers lay with their slithery tail-wagging broods.

    The Mountebank | William J. Locke
  • Then came the sound of a hearty greeting in a masculine voice, followed by a slithery sound of wet clothing.

  • Up we went another twenty yards, then another; but always to find that slithery rock-face mocking our efforts to outflank it.

    Unexplored Spain | Abel Chapman