Slithy

Pronunciation

• enPR: slīʹthÄ“, IPA: /slaɪði/

Origin

slimylithe

Full definition of slithy

Adjective

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