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slinky
OXFORD DICTIONARY
slinky, adj. (slinkier, slinkiest)
1 stealthy.
2 (of a garment) close-fitting and flowing, sinuous.
3 gracefully slender.
1 stealthy.
2 (of a garment) close-fitting and flowing, sinuous.
3 gracefully slender.
Derivative
slinkily adv. slinkiness n.
THESAURUS
slinky
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