Snaky

//ˈsneɪki// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike.

    "[S]ome of Serpent kinde Wondrous in length and corpulence involv'd Thir Snakie foulds, and added wings."

  2. 2
    Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy.

    "Walking through the snaky passages I was soon completely lost."

  3. 3
    Sly; cunning; deceitful. obsolete

    "So to the Coaſt of Jordan he directs His eaſie ſteps; girded with ſnaky wiles, […]"

  4. 4
    Covered with serpents; having serpents. obsolete

    "What was that ſnakie headed Gorgon ſheild That wiſe Minerva wore, unconquer’d virgin Wherewith ſhe freez’d her foes to congeal’d ſtone? But rigid looks of Chaſt auſteritie And noble grace that daſh’t brute violence With ſudden adoration, and blancke aw."

Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling a serpent in form wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
serpentineaberrantaberrativeacuteambagiousamphibian

Example

More examples

"I come not to spy out the secrets of Tartarus, nor to try my strength against the three-headed dog with snaky hair who guards the entrance."

Etymology

From snake + -y.

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