Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or characteristic of snakes.
- adjective Having the form or movement of a snake; serpentine.
- adjective Abounding with snakes.
- adjective Treacherous; sly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to snakes; resembling a snake; serpentiform; snakish; hence, cunning; insinuating; deceitful; treacherous.
- Winding about; serpentine: as, a snaky stream.
- Abounding in snakes: as, a snaky place.
- Consisting of snakes; entwined with snakes, as an emblem.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding.
- adjective Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful.
- adjective Covered with serpents; having serpents.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective resembling or relating to
snakes - adjective
twisty - adjective obsolete
sly ;cunning ;deceitful - adjective obsolete Covered with serpents; having serpents.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling a serpent in form
Etymologies
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Examples
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The entrance to the cave was pretty dark and "snaky"; maybe he would compromise and not go in.
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Though he was little taller than herself, she was conscious suddenly of how thick and steely he was beneath his dapper garments, and of a kind of snaky will-power in his face.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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Though he was little taller than herself, she was conscious suddenly of how thick and steely he was beneath his dapper garments, and of a kind of snaky will-power in his face.
Beyond John Galsworthy 1900
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And here's four things that I don't suppose are good to eat -- they got kind of snaky heads, and red-colored, too.
The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Emerson Hough 1890
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And not all was well in the MasterChef kitchen, with contestant's firing up over the "snaky" return of evictees.
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Rejected MasterChefs a bit 'snaky' for Claire Winton-Burn WATCHING past contestants return to the MasterChef kitchen was like "falling down a snake" in a game of snakes and ladders for
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•The ride was composed, neither harsh nor sloppy, with sure-footed handling that imparted confidence on the many snaky lanes Ford selected as a test route.
Test Drive review: Ford's new Fiesta has Honda Fit beat 2010
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Here, a small tribute group will wind its way through Scott's snaky multidecade back catalog, performing modernistic interpretations of his best-known works.
Sonic Experiments And a Country Tonic Andy Battaglia 2011
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Now, I am sure that this is not a lie, per se, because as we know if we polled the entirety of those who would call themselves "scientists" in the world, we could probably find 200+ to say that many questionable things are true insert snaky comment about anything you want here.
Bruce Reyes-Chow: Jesus Christ, Michelle Bachmann And Other Lunatics Bruce Reyes-Chow 2011
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And although one would be amazed at the prodigious child who could follow to the letter its snaky progress, it captures brilliantly that moment when adults enrapture children by behaving like children themselves.
Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie - review Alex Clark 2010
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