Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slithy

/ˈslaɪði/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: slithy
IPA: /ˈslaɪði/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

lithe and slimy or slithery.

Example Sentences

"The squid wrapped its slithy tentacles around its prey."
"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe."
"She wanted to wear these slithy, snaky gowns you see in the pictures in the hallways of the $3 photographers."
"Such a carriage is known as “an araba,” or alternatively as an yaili—a name which is probably onomatopœic, for it is about the “slithiest” thing that runs on wheels."
"Falling roof, hidden shafts, slithiest snakes could not have stopped me after that. I arrived in the sparkling area."
"He sweeps down; a frog is pinioned / Swift arrives his faithful soul-mate / True-loves share their slithy dinner."

Etymology

Blend of lithe + slimy, coined by Lewis Carroll in 1871.

Inflected Forms

slithier (comparative) slithiest (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce slithy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslaɪði/.
What does slithy mean?: lithe and slimy or slithery.
Where does slithy come from?: Blend of lithe + slimy, coined by Lewis Carroll in 1871.

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