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snaky.

Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsneɪki/

  1. Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike.

  2. Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy.

    Walking through the snaky passages I was soon completely lost.

  3. Sly; cunning; deceitful.

    obsolete

  4. Covered with serpents; having serpents.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sneganą Proto-Germanic *snakaną Proto-West Germanic *snakan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *snakō Old English snaca Middle English snake English snake English -y English snaky From snake + -y.

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