Serpently
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 snakelike rare
"[…] the having of “boyfriends” was a kind of protective self-aggrandizement, a little like the trick of the puff adder, bloating itself almost double to blind you to the serpently disgrace of its vulnerable venomlessness."
Example
More examples"[…] the having of “boyfriends” was a kind of protective self-aggrandizement, a little like the trick of the puff adder, bloating itself almost double to blind you to the serpently disgrace of its vulnerable venomlessness."
Etymology
From serpent + -ly.
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