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snaky
[ sney-kee ]
adjective
- of or relating to snakes.
- abounding in snakes, as a place.
- snakelike; twisting, winding, or sinuous.
- venomous; treacherous or insidious:
a snaky remark.
- consisting of, entwined with, or bearing a representation of snakes or serpents, as a ring.
- Australian Informal. irritable, angry, or spiteful.
snaky
/ ˈsneɪkɪ /
adjective
- of or like a snake; sinuous
- treacherous or insidious
- infested with snakes
- informal.angry or bad-tempered
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Derived Forms
- ˈsnakily, adverb
- ˈsnakiness, noun
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Other Words From
- snaki·ly adverb
- snaki·ness noun
- un·snaky adjective
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Example Sentences
They could open the ports and ram those snaky heads inside to feed.
When the time came the middle of the month for the first planting, my seeds had developed snaky white roots and stalks.
But with a stout heart he struggled on through poisonous morasses, and pushed his way through snaky creepers.
It had a weighted handle, and a long, snaky lash, and it was said that a man could draw blood with it.
Jealousy, like a serpent, stole into their household, and involved the mind of the husband in her snaky embrace.
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