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Definition of "slinky" [slink•y]

  • Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. (adjective)
  • Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "slinky" in a sentence
  • "So, I want to see Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry in slinky dresses, at a party singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President,” and a late night motorcade back to the White House, with Bill Clinton giving a thumbs up."
  • "So, I want to see Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry in slinky dresses, at a party singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President,”"
  • "DREW slinky is supposed to look like barbed wire too i think"