This week’s theme
Words coined by Lewis Carroll

This week’s words
galumph
slithy
chortle
bandersnatch
frabjous

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(SLY-thee)

MEANING:

adjective: Smooth and active; slimy; slithery.

ETYMOLOGY:

Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. A blend of slimy + lithe.

USAGE:

“He’s still inclined to take the law into his own hands when it needs to be taken -- in this case, against a couple of slithy loan sharks.”
Pick of the Day; The Times (London, UK); May 9, 2015.

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