slithery
adjective
slithery is spelled S-L-I-T-H-E-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slithery means “That slithers; that moves like a snake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slithery?
| Letters | 8: S-L-I-T-H-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slithery?
Slithery appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of slithery
- slitherier comparative
- slitheriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slithery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That slithers; that moves like a snake.
- 2
Sneaky, underhanded; evasive.
- 3
Slippery, causing one to slither.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slithery come from?
From Middle English slidery; equivalent to and remodelled as slither + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).