slithy

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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.

"lithe and slimy" (ALG)

A nonce word in Lewis Carrolls Jabberwocky combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe"

is a variant of "sleathy", meaning slovenly Humpty Dumpty says it is a combination of 'lithe and slimy ' Lithe meaning active

Comes from a compound of the words "slimy" and "lithe " Altogether, the word means smooth and active

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() Blend of slimy and lithe