slithersome
slithersome adjective: characterised or marked by slithering.
Adjective
slithersome (comparative more slithersome, superlative most slithersome)
- Characterised or marked by slithering
- It is another to encourage the liberties of a slithersome coof like de Gredin.” “Slithersome coof?” “Aye, and when you say I've no right to speak, recall that you invited my concern on Roslin's ramparts when you confided in a man who was no more to you than a voice in the darkness.”2008, Amanda Scott, Knight's Treasure
- “Nay, this was a different sound, low and slithersome. As if a heavy tail was dragging through the brush.”2012, Laurie Halse Anderson, Forge
Forms of slithersome
| comparative | more slithersome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most slithersome |
Origin of slithersome
From slither + -some.
Questions about slithersome
- What does slithersome mean?
- Slithersome means characterised or marked by slithering.
- What part of speech is slithersome?
- Slithersome is an adjective.
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