Snaky

Snaky
Snaky Snak"y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding. [1913 Webster]

The red light playing upon its gilt and carving gave it an appearance of snaky life. --L. Wallace. [1913 Webster]

2. Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful. [1913 Webster]

So to the coast of Jordan he directs His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

That snaky-headed, Gorgon shield. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • snaky — [adj1] winding anfractuous, convoluted, entwined, flexuous, indirect, meandering, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, twisted, twisting, writhing, zigzag; concept 581 Ant. straight, unwinding snaky [adj2] devious, sly crafty, insidious,… …   New thesaurus

  • snaky — index circuitous, malevolent, sinuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • snaky — meaning ‘winding or sinuous’, is spelt without an e …   Modern English usage

  • snaky — ► ADJECTIVE (snakier, snakiest) 1) long and sinuous like a snake. 2) cold and cunning. 3) Austral./NZ informal angry; irritable …   English terms dictionary

  • snaky — [snā′kē] adj. snakier, snakiest 1. of or like a snake or snakes 2. having a snakelike form; serpentine; winding; twisting 3. cunningly treacherous or evil 4. full of or infested with snakes 5. formed of or entwined with snakes, as a caduceus… …   English World dictionary

  • snaky — also snakey adjective Date: 1567 1. of, formed of, or entwined with snakes < the Gorgon with snaky hair Joseph Addison > 2. serpentine, snakelike < snaky coils > 3. suggestive of a snake < the oiliness and snaky insinuation of his demeanor Thomas …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • snaky — snak•y [[t]ˈsneɪ ki[/t]] adj. snak•i•er, snak•i•est 1) of or pertaining to snakes 2) infested with snakes: a snaky cave[/ex] 3) twisting, winding, or sinuous; serpentine: a snaky road[/ex] 4) treacherous or insidious 5) entwined with or bearing a …   From formal English to slang

  • snaky — snakily, adv. snakiness, n. /snay kee/, adj., snakier, snakiest. 1. of or pertaining to snakes. 2. abounding in snakes, as a place. 3. snakelike; twisting, winding, or sinuous. 4. venomous; treacherous or insidious: a snaky remark. 5 …   Universalium

  • snaky — adjective a) Resembling or relating to snakes. Walking through the snaky passages I was soon completely lost. b) Twisty …   Wiktionary

  • snaky — (also snaky) adjective (snakier, snakiest) 1》 long and sinuous like a snake. 2》 cold and cunning. 3》 Austral./NZ informal angry or irritable. Derivatives snakily adverb snakiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

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