It had the smooth slender belly of a lizard, curling back into a tail that..

[moseen]

Please simplify for me this sentence?
It had the smooth slender belly of a lizard, curling back into a tail that, due to rigor mortis, ran parallel up its scaled back.
Reference: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/rigor.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's a dead animal whose stomach is smooth, like a lizard's stomach, and whose tail is parallel with its back because it's gone stiff (because it's dead).

 

[moseen]

It's a dead animal whose stomach is smooth, like a lizard's stomach, and whose tail is parallel with its back because it's gone stiff (because it's dead).

In this contet which meaning of "smooth" is perfect?

 

[emsr2d2]

In this context​, which [STRIKE]meaning[/STRIKE] definition of "smooth" fits [STRIKE]is perfect[/STRIKE]?

The very first listing in definition 1 HERE.

 

[moseen]

What does this part(curling back into a tail that, due to rigor mortis,) mean?

 

[GoesStation]

What does this part [strike](curling back into a tail that, due to rigor mortis,)[/strike] mean? "Curling back into a tail that, due to rigor mortis...."

See above. Parentheses don't mark text to highlight it; they surround parenthetical text.

You should quote more of the text. That excerpt is not long enough to explain.

 

[emsr2d2]

The whole sentence is in post #1 so we have the rest of the text.

The fragment you just queried means:

"The belly curves (I'm assuming you have looked that up) before meeting the tail. The tail, because of rigor mortis ..."

 

[moseen]

See above. Parentheses don't mark text to highlight it; they surround parenthetical text.

You should quote more of the text. That excerpt is not long enough to explain.

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You mean I should asked as "What does this part "Curling back into a tail that, due to rigor mortis...." mean? "?

Excuse me, why did you say "Long enough"? Why didn't you say "Very enough"?

 

[GoesStation]

Your question is clearer as I revised it in post #6.

Long enough means "sufficiently long". You can't say "very enough".

 

[moseen]

Your question is clearer as I revised it in post #6.

Long enough means "sufficiently long". You can't say "very enough".

Why can't we say Very enough? I was confused.

 

[Rover_KE]

'Very' and 'enough' don't go together.