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snaky
adjective \ˈsnā-kē\
: moving like a snake
: long, thin, or twisting like a snake
Full Definition of SNAKY
1
: of, formed of, or entwined with snakes <the Gorgon with snaky hair — Joseph Addison>
2
: serpentine, snakelike <snaky coils>
3
: suggestive of a snake <the oiliness and snaky insinuation of his demeanor — Thomas DeQuincy>
4
: abounding in snakes
— snak·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb
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Variants of SNAKY
snaky also snak·ey \ˈsnā-kē\
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First Known Use of SNAKY
1567
SNAKY Defined for Kids
snaky
adjective \ˈsnā-kē\
snak·i·ersnak·i·est
Definition of SNAKY for Kids
1
: of or like a snake
2
: full of snakes
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