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[syn: serpentine, snaky, snakelike]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Snaky \Snak"y\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake;
serpentine; winding.
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The red light playing upon its gilt and carving gave
it an appearance of snaky life. --L. Wallace.
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2. Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful.
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So to the coast of Jordan he directs
His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles. --Milton.
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3. Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or
wand. --Dryden.
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That snaky-headed, Gorgon shield. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
snaky
adj 1: resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky
ridges in the sand" [syn: serpentine, snaky,
snakelike]