The water crept stealthily, Slimily, towards the sea.
"Roden's Corner"
Henry Seton Merriman
It was neither plan nor conscious selection that led Rosemary McClean toward the far end of the maidan, where the sluggish, narrow, winding Howrah River sucked Slimily beside the burning ghats.
"Rung Ho!"
Talbot Mundy
Wild oats and mustard were springing already in the broken furrows, and lank vines were Slimily spreading over a few scattered but still unseasoned and sappy shingles.
"Susy, A Story of the Plains"
Bret Harte