Snakelike
adj
adj ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.
"I could, however, clearly distinguish that the swathed mummy-like form before me was that of a tall and lovely woman, instinct with beauty in every part, and also with a certain snake-like grace which I had never seen anything to equal before."
- 2 Characteristic of or resembling a snake.
"a snakelike forked tongue"
Adjective
- 1 resembling a serpent in form wordnet
Example
More examples"I could, however, clearly distinguish that the swathed mummy-like form before me was that of a tall and lovely woman, instinct with beauty in every part, and also with a certain snake-like grace which I had never seen anything to equal before."
Etymology
From snake + -like.
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