SNAKY

serpentine, snaky, snakelike

(adjective) resembling a serpent in form; “a serpentine wall”; “snaky ridges in the sand”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

snaky (comparative snakier, superlative snakiest)

Resembling or relating to snakes.

Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy.

(obsolete) sly; cunning; deceitful.

(obsolete) Covered with serpents; having serpents.

Anagrams

• Yanks, nasky, sanky, yanks

Source: Wiktionary

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Snak"y, a.

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. L. Wallace.

2. Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful. So to the coast of Jordan he directs His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles. Milton.

3. Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand. Dryden. That snaky-headed, Gorgon shield. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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