Brillig vs Slithy - What's the difference?
brillig | slithy |
A nonce word in (Lewis Carroll)'s (Jabberwocky) , explained by Humpty Dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner."
A nonce word in (Lewis Carroll)'s (Jabberwocky) combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".
As a noun brillig
is a nonce word in (lewis carroll)'s (jabberwocky) , explained by humpty dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner".As an adjective slithy is
a nonce word in (lewis carroll)'s (jabberwocky) combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".brillig
English
Alternative forms
* bryllygNoun
(-)- 'Twas brillig , and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe'' — Lewis Carroll, ''Jabberwocky .
See also
* ("brillig" on Wikipedia)slithy
English
Adjective
- 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe'' — Lewis Carroll, ''Jabberwocky