eely
Slippery and sinuous
Eely describes something resembling or characteristic of an eel—slippery, sinuous, or hard to grasp.
The word applies literally to eel-like creatures or textures, but more often figuratively to people or things that are slippery in manner: an eely politician who never gives a straight answer, His eely movements made him impossible to pin down.
Smooth or craftily adept
- slitherySliding with smooth motion
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- greasyCovered in slick fat
- oilyCovered in grease
slippery · smooth · elusive · evasive · wriggling · squirming · escaping · writhing
Predatory tropical eel
- congerLarge saltwater eel
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- lampreyJawless parasitic fish
unagi · elver · smoked · jellied · nocturnal · benthic · migratory · anadromous
Curving in repeated bends
- snakelikeResembling a serpent
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- undulatingMoving in waves
twisting · coiling · curving · meandering · lithe · flexible · supple · ribbonlike
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
oily · slippery · smooth · elusive · evasive · wriggling · squirming · escaping · writhing · sliding
moray
Predatory tropical eel
- congerLarge saltwater eel
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
lamprey · unagi · elver · smoked · jellied · nocturnal · benthic · migratory · anadromous
serpentine
Curving in repeated bends
undulating · twisting · coiling · curving · meandering · lithe · flexible · supple · ribbonlike · flowing
eelystraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
direct · forthright · candid · honest · transparent
- moray eelsSerpentine marine fish
- electric eelVoltage-producing aquatic creature
- slippery as an eelExtremely difficult to catch
- as slippery as an eelImpossible to grasp
- eel sauceSweet soy reduction
- grilled eelCooked elongated fish