slithery
/ˈslɪðəri/
adjective
- Moving or looking like a snake; smooth, slippery, and wavy.
- She felt something slithery brush against her ankle in the dark water.
- The slithery snake disappeared into the grass.
- The dancer's slithery movements reminded the audience of a cobra.
- Difficult to hold or grasp because of being smooth or slippery.
- The eel was so slithery that it escaped from the bucket.
- The wet fish was too slithery to keep in my hands.
- He dropped the slithery bar of soap in the shower.
- Crafty, sneaky, or untrustworthy in character.
- The politician gave a slithery response that didn't address the question.
- I don't trust that slithery salesman; he avoids direct answers.
- Her slithery behavior made everyone suspicious of her motives.
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