snaky

American  

[sney-kee] / ˈsneɪ ki /

adjective

snakier, snakiest

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.

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snaky British  

/ ˈsneɪkɪ /

adjective

1. of or like a snake; sinuous

2. treacherous or insidious

3. infested with snakes

4. informal angry or bad-tempered

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Other Word Forms

• snakily
  adverb
• snakiness
  noun
• unsnaky
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of snaky

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

Example Sentences

Snaky shadows milled horribly close to the little group of bulging yellow figures.

From Astounding Stories, February, 1931 by Bates, Harry

They said I was to remain on board till near dawn, and then they would hide me in Snaky Swamp, till my uncle Phillip had prepared a place of concealment for me.

From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Jacobs, Harriet Ann

Snaky octilla dotted the space; the crabbed yucca had not lost its ugliness.

From The Two-Gun Man by Seltzer, Charles Alden

Under it were two plates, one of biscuits, the other of small cakes shaped like a letter S. "Snaky cakies!" said Will Jaquith.

From Mrs. Tree by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

Snaky flames came through the cracks and crevices, and hissed upward.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur