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Merriam Webster's

adjective (slinkier; -est) Date: 1918 1. characterized by slinking ; stealthily quiet <slinky movements> 2. sleek and sinuous in movement or outline; especially following the lines of the figure in a gracefully flowing manner <a slinky evening gown> • slinkily adverb • slinkiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (slinkier, slinkiest) 1 stealthy. 2 (of a garment) close-fitting and flowing, sinuous. 3 gracefully slender. Derivatives: slinkily adv. slinkiness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Slinky Slink"y, a. Thin; lank. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(slinkier, slinkiest) Slinky clothes fit very closely to a woman's body in a way that makes her look sexually attractive. She's wearing a slinky black mini-skirt. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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