slithy

adjective /ˈslaɪði/

1. lithe and slimy or slithery.

   The squid wrapped its slithy tentacles around its prey.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry slithy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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