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- adjective
comparative form ofslinky : moreslinky
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Examples
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And when you get tired of the woollen tights (although, really, how could you?) or just want something a little slinkier in the evening, sheer black tights with polka dots are permissible because they are fabulous.
Is it ever acceptable to wear American tan tights? Hadley Freeman 2010
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She says it's part of a late '60s, early '70s influence with looser, longer, flowing and slinkier silhouettes that swept the fashion industry this year.
A Sweeping Winter Fashion Statement Ray A. Smith 2011
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Another popular version is the cocktail sari, easy to slip on and made of lighter, slinkier fabric and worn with a sexy spaghetti strap blouse.
Reinvention of the sari brings a comeback on catwalks, at cocktail parties Emily Wax 2010
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Parody can be just as crude, but usually it is slinkier, more insinuating; there's something snugly parasitic in its intimacy.
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And then later, trading her silk strapless Vera Wang wedding gown for a slinkier little white number as she took the floor with her bridegroom, Marc Mezvinsky, for a cutely choreographed dance to "At Last."
Chelsea Clinton, Marc Mezvinsky wedding details: "Like a family wedding" 2010
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Yes, she missed him between visits, but it was the best exercise motivator around because she had target dates to look her best and flash her new arms in a slinky little black dress—and an even slinkier one thirty days later.
Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy JJ Virgin 2010
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For the most part, the women seem pleased with their garments, although Shirin's model clearly wanted something slinkier.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 8 Recap: Gay Divorcees 2009
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I think I stuck, mainly because the feel of it is just better, you know, groovier and slinkier.
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Since the launch of his solo career a few years ago, he's transformed himself from a dusty blues-folk troubadour to a purveyor of something slinkier and, in its own way, more sinister.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Since the launch of his solo career a few years ago, he's transformed himself from a dusty blues-folk troubadour to a purveyor of something slinkier and, in its own way, more sinister.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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