slithy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Blend of slimy and lithe

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: slīʹthē, IPA: /slaɪði/, SAMPA: /slaIDi/

[edit] Adjective

slithy

1. A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".

   'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe — Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

[edit] Translations

• French: lubricilleux fr(fr) m.

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on Jabberwocky