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
And the sight of her racing toward the camera in a slithery gush of arms and fury is the movie’s one good nightmare image.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
Chaos: slithery drives by lanky 6-foot-8 freshman Brannon Martinsen, who finished with a team-high 17 points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
Milligan ushered the children into a damp, dimly lit underground passage, where centipedes twisted away at their approach and other slithery creatures they heard but didn’t see retreated into the shadows.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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