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slithery adjective uk /ˈslɪð.ər.i/ us /ˈslɪð.ɚ.i/
slitheryadjective (WET/SMOOTH) If something is slithery, it is wet or smooth so that it moves easily and quickly across a surface while twisting or curving, or causes something to slide in this way: We now had to get back down the slithery path in the cold and dark. She felt something slithery against her legs. Snakes are sleek and slithery, and many people are absolutely terrified of them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach clamber claw claw your way (somewhere)idiom crawl crawly four grovel on all foursidiom pull scramble shimmy slither wriggle
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Bending, twisting and curving Movement
slitheryadjective (DISHONEST) informaldisapproving Someone who is slithery cannot be trusted: slithery self-justification She is slithery and manipulative. Their approach has been marked by slithery dishonesty. He has always been a natural in roles that call for slithery sarcasm. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Dishonest artificiality bad faith be rotten to the coreidiom bent cowboy dubiously false finagle fishy fly-by-night malfeasance mendacious mendaciously misleading misleadingly under false pretencesphrase underhand unreliability unreliable unscrupulous
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