sloughy

Meanings

• noun

  A slimy or gooey substance that is shed or peeled off, often used to describe the shedding of a snake's skin.

  - "The snake slithered away, leaving a trail of sloughy behind."
  - "The process of a snake shedding its skin is called sloughing."
  - "After a heavy rain, the forest floor was covered in a layer of sloughy."

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Variants

List of all variants of sloughy that leads to same result
slew , slews , slough , sloughier , sloughiest , sloughs , sloughy , slue , slues , sluff , sluffs

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old English word 'sloh' meaning 'to shed or peel off'.

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Trivia

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1. The process of shedding a snake's skin is called 'ecdysis'.

2. Some snakes shed their skin in one piece, while others shed it in smaller sections.

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Related Concepts

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1. Shedding: The process of shedding or peeling off a covering or outer layer, such as the shedding of a snake's skin.

2. Renewal: The process of becoming new or revived, often used metaphorically to describe the shedding of old ways or beliefs.

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Culture

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In literature, 'sloughy' is often used metaphorically to describe a shedding or discarding of something old or outdated. In art, images of snakes shedding their skin have been used as symbols of renewal and transformation.

How to Memorize "sloughy"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a snake shedding its skin and leaving a trail of slimy substance behind.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sloughy' with the image of a snake shedding its skin.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Snakes shed their scales, Sloughy trails' to remember the definition of the word.

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