snaky
AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (1)snakier, snakiest
- resembling a serpent in form“a serpentine wall”“snaky ridges in the sand”Synonyms: serpentinesnakelikeOpposite straightSimilar curved, curving
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Snak′y adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding.
The red light playing upon its gilt and carving gave it an appearance of snaky life.— Lewis Wallace
2. Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful.
So to the coast of Jordan he directs His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles.— John Milton
3. Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand. John Dryden
That snaky-headed, Gorgon shield.— John Milton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54