Find the of
☀
Appearance
✓Use device theme  
✓Dark theme
✓Light theme

What is the adjective for slithering?

What's the adjective for slithering? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb slither which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

slithery
  1. That slithers; that moves like a snake.
  2. Sneaky, underhanded; insincere.
  3. Slippery, causing one to slither.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. slippery, greasy, slick, slippy, oily, icy, oiled, slicked, soapy, sleek, greased, lubricated, oleaginous, lubricious, sleeky, glossy, shiny, slippery as an eel, smooth, skiddy, slimy, wet, polished, waxy, glassy, glacé, silky, satiny, like a skating rink, sebaceous, pinguid, fatty, creamy, unctuous, pomaded, anointed, daubed, swabbed, salved, smeared, smeary, lubricous, lubricative, lubricant, oil-soaked … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “More-over it is divided by long traces of waterfall and steep ravines and there are slithery slopes of shale.”
      “A half-mile slithery and steep muddied our boots for the first time, and brought us back to Egton Bridge where we popped down to the river.”
      “It is kind of hard to get wacky enjoyment out of flesh feasting sharks, slithery snakes, and jaw chomping gators.”
slithy
  1. A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".
slithersome
  1. Characterised or marked by slithering
slitherier
  1. comparative form of slithery: more slithery
  2. Synonyms:
      3. slipperier, greasier, slicker, slippier, oilier, icier, soapier, sleeker, sleekier, glossier, shinier, more oiled, more oleaginous, more lubricious, smoother, skiddier, slimier, wetter, more waxy, glassier, more polished, more glacé, more satiny, silkier, more pinguid, fattier, creamier, more unctuous, more lubricous, more smeary, more lubricative, muddier, oozier, mirier, muckier, clammier, sludgier, gloopier, gooier, slushier, stickier, gummier, gunkier, scummier … more
slitheriest
  1. superlative form of slithery: most slithery
  2. Synonyms:
      3. slipperiest, greasiest, slickest, slippiest, oiliest, iciest, soapiest, sleekest, sleekiest, glossiest, shiniest, most oiled, most oleaginous, most lubricious, smoothest, skiddiest, slimiest, wettest, most waxy, glassiest, most polished, most glacé, silkiest, most satiny, most pinguid, fattiest, creamiest, most unctuous, most smeary, most lubricous, most lubricative, muddiest, ooziest, miriest, muckiest, clammiest, sludgiest, gloopiest, gooiest, slushiest, stickiest, gummiest, gunkiest, scummiest … more
slithered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of slither
  2. Synonyms:
      3. wriggled, slid, slidden, crawled, snaked, wormed, crept, creeped, slunk, slinked, bellied, squirmed, glided, glid, slipped, sneaked, snuck, glissaded, grovelled, groveled, skidded, coasted, moved, skated, skittered, undulated, skulked, edged, prowled, writhed, sidled, moved furtively, pussyfooted, lurked, tiptoed, moused, mooched, shirked, padded, stole, stolen, inched, trailed, eased, writhen, wrothe, sloped, passed, oozed, passed quietly … more
slithering
  1. present participle of slither
  2. Synonyms:
      3. wriggling, sliding, crawling, snaking, worming, creeping, slinking, bellying, squirming, gliding, slipping, sneaking, glissading, grovelling, groveling, skidding, coasting, moving, skating, skittering, undulating, writhing, trailing, streaming, sweeping, scrabbling, clambering, dragging, skulking, dragging oneself along, pulling oneself along, advancing stealthily, worming your way, going on all fours, going on belly, moving on hands and knees, scrambling, climbing, swarming, shinnying, sinuating, clawing, scuttling, struggling, scaling, stampeding, moving awkwardly, moving with difficulty … more
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

New Story Writing Game!

Win Amazon gift cards by writing simple stories at Fictish, a new story writing game backed by WordHippo.

See Also

Nearby Words
slites
slither
slither
slithered
slitherier
slitheriest
slitherings
slithers
slithersome
slithery
slithy
sliting
10-letter Words Starting With
s
sl
sli
slit
slith
slithe
slither
slitheri
slitherin
Find Adjectives
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Rhymes
Sentences
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Word Unscrambler
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
iOS / Apple
Android
Home
About Us
Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Antonyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Copyright WordHippo © 2026