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View synonyms for slithery

slithery

/ ˈslɪðərɪ /

adjective

  1. moving with a slithering motion
  2. suggestive of a slithering creature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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What better way to convey the ominous ambiance of your production than an image like the Statue of Liberty emitting a slithery tongue?

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Then, hop back into the car for a side trip to the Bug and Reptile Museum, a small building with dozens of well-curated slithery things — snakes, insects, lizards and more.

Napoleon’s slithery courtship of Joséphine and ensuing battle of domestic wits call to mind the firelit power plays of “The Last Duel,” the director’s superior recent foray into French history.

The slithery fish began to evolve into proficient hunters, and the new fossils hint that today’s bloodsucking species evolved from flesh-eating ancestors.

And the sight of her racing toward the camera in a slithery gush of arms and fury is the movie’s one good nightmare image.

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