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snaky

[ sney-kee ]

adjective

, snak·i·er, snak·i·est.
  1. of or relating to snakes.
  2. abounding in snakes, as a place.
  3. snakelike; twisting, winding, or sinuous.
  4. venomous; treacherous or insidious:

    a snaky remark.

  5. consisting of, entwined with, or bearing a representation of snakes or serpents, as a ring.
  6. Australian Informal. irritable, angry, or spiteful.


snaky

/ ˈsneɪkɪ /

adjective

  1. of or like a snake; sinuous
  2. treacherous or insidious
  3. infested with snakes
  4. informal.
    angry or bad-tempered
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsnakily, adverb
  • ˈsnakiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • snaki·ly adverb
  • snaki·ness noun
  • un·snaky adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snaky1

First recorded in 1560–70; snake + -y 1
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Example Sentences

"So when everyone's talking about snaky hips and stuff, you know what, bring it on. Any opportunity, I'm throwing it."

From BBC

Meet the anhinga, a large water bird with a snaky neck that has joined other high-profile vagrant birds in recent years by making a rare appearance outside of its typical migration range.

We’ll spell out the first few routes; after that, if you can’t figure out some snaky path of adjacent states, see this week’s Style Conversational — or just look at a U.S. map.

Usually, I tracked my location counting bends in the snaky river, my time watching the clouds shift, and my fortune spotting golden eagles.

From Salon

To flip through the pages of a 13th century manuscript, one might believe the medieval era was beleaguered by more snaky dragons and man-murdering bunnies than temperamental tween girls.

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