snaky
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or like a snake; sinuous
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treacherous or insidious
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infested with snakes
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informal angry or bad-tempered
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Origin of snaky
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On “Anatomical Fable of the Elements,” atop a snaky bassline and a throbbing beat, Ms. Muldrow poses questions: “Is your nose witness to the sweet life?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
It couldn’t have helped the DOJ’s position that Boasberg is probably one of the most experienced jurists in the U.S. judiciary when it comes to dealing with this administration’s snaky tactics.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026
She added it was "almost snaky", starting gradually.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
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.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
“Into the middle of the hill, to see the oldest grave. Only there isn’t anybody in there. Just a snaky thing called a Sleer who scares people.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
It was hair that could turn the Medusa to stone, hair snakier than all the snake pits in a minotaur movie.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
After all, Texas is one of the snakiest states in the nation, with more than 80 species, 11 of them venomous.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022
He’s an iceberg, an’ he’s got the snakiest gun-hand of any man in the country.
From 'Drag' Harlan by Seltzer, Charles Alden
There had been much calumniating cackle in the little town; nay, more: cackle is of geese; there had been venom of the snakiest kind.
From The Rough Road by Locke, William John
The twisting of the track, 'without rhyme or reason,' reminded me of the snakiest paths in Central Africa.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A cow-puncher togged up like he was going after the snakiest bronk in the country, when he was only going to drive to town in a buckboard!
From Chip, of the Flying U by Russell, Charles M.
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