slithery

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slith·er·y /ˈslɪðəri/ adjectiveadj

SLIDEunpleasantly slippery 〔令人讨厌地〕滑溜溜的

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slithery• I could already see that look in his eyes, something slithery and pink that hints of alcoholic tendencies.• As we began our slithery descent to the shore, a kestrel hovered above the brow of the hill.• Even the worms on the pavement, flooded out of their homes in the municipal flowerbeds, exude a slithery gentility.• Pretty much where they started -- full of loping bass lines and slithery sax riffs.• As the sea flooded around them, the boy grabbed an axe and hacked at the slithery tentacles.• Clear as a bell, yet slithery with innuendo, it leaped like a deer, slipped like a snake.

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