† slithyadj.¹

Obsolete^—1.

? variant of sleathy adj.

ΘΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty person > [adjective]

sluttishc1405

sluttya1425

slut?a1513

drabbish1566

drabby1612

sordid1613

slithy1622

sleathy1652

slattering1673

slatternly1677

slattern1683

trapish1703

slammerkin1742

trolloping1770

unheppen1790

trollopy1800

slatternish1833

haveless1868

1622 W. Whately Gods Husbandry (new ed.) ii. 116 We make no great matter of the lower degrees of sinne, and so grow slithy, and fashionable, and dead in our confessions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

slithyadj.²

/ˈslʌɪði/

Forms: Also † slythy.

Etymology: Presumably a blend of slimy adj. and lithe adj.

A word invented by ‘Lewis Carroll’: ‘smooth and active’ (‘Carroll’, 1855, 140) and popularized esp. in slithy toves from Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Also in subsequent allusive uses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > smoothly

gliding1603

soft1667

sedate1684

joltless1808

slithy1855

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > smooth and slippery

slippera1050

slibbery?c1225

slidderya1250

slidder1398

lubric1490

slid1513

slippery1551

icy?1552

slipperous1585

glib1594

gliding1594

slicked1594

glibbery1601

lubrical1602

slape1671

slithery1825

slithy1855

butter-smooth1868

slick1901

1855 ‘L. Carroll’ Rectory Umbrella & Mischmasch (1932) 139 Twas bryllyg and the slythy [1871: slithy] toves Did gyre and gymble in the wabe.

1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Sept. (1928) II. 48 I watched him [sc. a lizard] come forth to-day—very slithy—and eat an ant.

1928 A. S. Eddington Nature Physical World xiii. 291 Eight slithy toves gyre and gimble in the oxygen wabe; seven in nitrogen.

1937 G. Frankau More of Us 2 While the free-versifier gyres and gimbles The slithy tove—with his own ‘private symbols’.

1960 H. Marchand Categories Present-day Eng. Word-formation x. 368 Lewis Carroll's slithy.., chortle..have become common property. Shakespeare's glaze (f. glare and gaze) has not.

1981 Time Out 20–6 Mar. 54/1 Pity the slithy toves of academe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	slithy
释义	† slithyadj.¹ Obsolete^—1. ? variant of sleathy adj. ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty person > [adjective] sluttishc1405 sluttya1425 slut?a1513 drabbish1566 drabby1612 sordid1613 slithy1622 sleathy1652 slattering1673 slatternly1677 slattern1683 trapish1703 slammerkin1742 trolloping1770 unheppen1790 trollopy1800 slatternish1833 haveless1868 1622 W. Whately Gods Husbandry (new ed.) ii. 116 We make no great matter of the lower degrees of sinne, and so grow slithy, and fashionable, and dead in our confessions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). slithyadj.² /ˈslʌɪði/ Forms: Also † slythy. Etymology: Presumably a blend of slimy adj. and lithe adj. A word invented by ‘Lewis Carroll’: ‘smooth and active’ (‘Carroll’, 1855, 140) and popularized esp. in slithy toves from Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Also in subsequent allusive uses. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > smoothly gliding1603 soft1667 sedate1684 joltless1808 slithy1855 the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > smooth and slippery slippera1050 slibbery?c1225 slidderya1250 slidder1398 lubric1490 slid1513 slippery1551 icy?1552 slipperous1585 glib1594 gliding1594 slicked1594 glibbery1601 lubrical1602 slape1671 slithery1825 slithy1855 butter-smooth1868 slick1901 1855 ‘L. Carroll’ Rectory Umbrella & Mischmasch (1932) 139 Twas bryllyg and the slythy [1871: slithy] toves Did gyre and gymble in the wabe. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Sept. (1928) II. 48 I watched him [sc. a lizard] come forth to-day—very slithy—and eat an ant. 1928 A. S. Eddington Nature Physical World xiii. 291 Eight slithy toves gyre and gimble in the oxygen wabe; seven in nitrogen. 1937 G. Frankau More of Us 2 While the free-versifier gyres and gimbles The slithy tove—with his own ‘private symbols’. 1960 H. Marchand Categories Present-day Eng. Word-formation x. 368 Lewis Carroll's slithy.., chortle..have become common property. Shakespeare's glaze (f. glare and gaze) has not. 1981 Time Out 20–6 Mar. 54/1 Pity the slithy toves of academe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.¹1622adj.²1855
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