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Slithy vs Snithy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between slithy and snithy

is that slithy is a nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe" while snithy is sharp; cutting.

slithy

English

Adjective

  • A nonce word in (Lewis Carroll)'s (Jabberwocky) combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".
    • 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe'' — Lewis Carroll, ''Jabberwocky

    See also

    * (Jabberwocky) English terms derived from fiction

    snithy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Sharp; cutting.
  • (of wind or weather) Cold.