slithery
Britishadjective
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moving with a slithering motion
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suggestive of a slithering creature
Example Sentences
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Then, hop back into the car for a side trip to the Bug and Reptile Museum, a small building with dozens of well-curated slithery things — snakes, insects, lizards and more.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
The slithery fish began to evolve into proficient hunters, and the new fossils hint that today’s bloodsucking species evolved from flesh-eating ancestors.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 31, 2023
Along with the mata mata turtle and reptile known as the tuatara, among the other animals studied were caecilians, a slithery type of amphibian with an outward appearance akin to snakes.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2022
Dijon’s cousin, Darrell, is a slightly shorter sophomore who sports the same wiry frame and slithery speed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
Or in the slithery thing Natalie saw swimming by in the water next, going in the same direction.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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