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snaky

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snak·y  (snk)
adj. snak·i·er, snak·i·est
1. Relating to or characteristic of snakes.
2. Having the form or movement of a snake; serpentine.
3. Overrun with snakes.
4. Treacherous; sly.
snaki·ly adv.
snaki·ness n.
snaky [ˈsneɪkɪ]
adj snakier, snakiest
1. of or like a snake; sinuous
2. treacherous or insidious
3. infested with snakes
4. Austral and NZ informal angry or bad-tempered
snakily  adv
snakiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.snaky - resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"
serpentine, snakelike
curved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
Translations
snaky [ˈsneɪkɪ] ADJ → serpentino, tortuoso
snaky
adj windings → schläng(e)lig; movements → schlangenartig


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Away from thee did I spring, and from thy snaky tresses: then stoodst thou there half-turned, and in thine eye caresses.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
To look at the tawny brawn of his lithe snaky limbs, you would almost have credited the superstitions of some of the earlier Puritans, and half believed this wild Indian to be a son of the Prince of the Powers of the Air.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
With huge pronged poles they pitched hissing masses of blubber into the scalding pots, or stirred up the fires beneath, till the snaky flames darted, curling, out of the doors to catch them by the feet.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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