snaky

[ sney-kee ]
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adjective,snak·i·er, snak·i·est.
  1. of or relating to snakes.

  2. abounding in snakes, as a place.

  1. snakelike; twisting, winding, or sinuous.

  2. venomous; treacherous or insidious: a snaky remark.

  3. consisting of, entwined with, or bearing a representation of snakes or serpents, as a ring.

  4. Australian Informal. irritable, angry, or spiteful.

Origin of snaky

1
First recorded in 1560–70; snake + -y1

Other words from snaky

  • snak·i·ly, adverb
  • snak·i·ness, noun
  • un·snak·y, adjective

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How to use snaky in a sentence

  • With cold purpose in his great staring eyes, he moved snakily toward the bench Dex had now left unguarded.

  • We were within a few yards of Leith, and even as we moved snakily forward, the heavy bass voice of the scoundrel came to our ears.

    The White Waterfall | James Francis Dwyer
  • I have seen them laughing—and full of pain—and snakily cold.

  • He darted away snakily toward the brook, where he had certain hidden runways beneath the edges of the ice.

    Red Fox | Charles G. D. Roberts
  • A tough vine, unnoticed on the ground, looped snakily around one ankle and threw him hard.

    The Pathless Trail | Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel

British Dictionary definitions for snaky

snaky

/ (ˈsneɪkɪ) /


adjectivesnakier or snakiest
  1. of or like a snake; sinuous

  2. treacherous or insidious

  1. infested with snakes

  2. Australian and NZ informal angry or bad-tempered

Derived forms of snaky

  • snakily, adverb
  • snakiness, noun

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