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View usage for: (ˈsneɪkɪ) adjectiveWord forms: snakier or snakiest1. of or like a snake; sinuous 2. treacherous or insidious 4. Australian and New Zealand informal angry or bad-tempered Derived forms snakily (ˈsnakily) adverb snakiness (ˈsnakiness) noun snaky in American English (ˈsneɪki) adjectiveWord forms: ˈsnakier or ˈsnakiest1. of or like a snake or snakes 2. having a snakelike form; serpentine; winding; twisting 3. cunningly treacherous or evil 4. full of or infested with snakes 5. formed of or entwined with snakes, as a caduceus Derived forms snakily (ˈsnakily) adverb snakiness (ˈsnakiness) noun Examples of 'snaky' in a sentencesnaky Her eyes glittered through the mask, the damp snaky tendrils of her hair waved around her mask.The back view of her jingle dress, which is made of something snaky and gleaming dark red, grabs me hard and won't let go. Synonyms of 'snaky'twisting, writhing, tortuous, convoluted treacherous, sly, insidious, crafty More Synonyms of snaky Definition twisting or winding Synonyms twisting writhing convoluted twisty Additional synonymsDefinition skilled in deception That crafty old devil had taken us all for a ride. Synonyms cunning, scheming, sly, devious, knowing, designing, sharp, calculating, subtle, tricky, shrewd, astute, fraudulent, canny, wily, insidious, artful, foxy, deceitful, duplicitous, tricksy, guilefulDefinition working in a subtle or apparently harmless way, but nevertheless dangerous or deadly They focus on overt racism rather than insidious aspects of racism. Synonyms stealthy, subtle, cunning, designing, smooth, tricky, crooked, sneaking, slick, sly, treacherous, deceptive, wily, crafty, artful, disingenuous, Machiavellian, deceitful, surreptitious, duplicitous, guilefulDefinition treacherous or deceitful She says that politicians are a perfidious breed. Synonyms treacherous, dishonest, false, corrupt, unfaithful, two-faced, disloyal, deceitful, faithless, untrustworthy, double-dealing, traitorous, double-faced, treasonous, recreant (archaic) - snag
- snail
- snake
- snaky
- snap
- snap out of it
- snap something up
Additional synonymsDefinition twisting like a snake serpentine woodland pathways Synonyms twisting, winding, snaking, crooked, coiling, meandering, tortuous, sinuous, twisty, snakyDefinition full of curves I drove along sinuous mountain roads. Synonyms curving, winding, meandering, crooked, coiling, tortuous, undulating, serpentine, curvy, lithe, twisty, mazyDefinition secretive and skilled at deception He is devious, sly and manipulative. Synonyms cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty (informal), foxy, underhand, stealthy, guilefulDefinition twisted or winding a tortuous mountain route Synonyms winding, twisting, meandering, bent, twisted, curved, crooked, indirect, convoluted, serpentine, zigzag, sinuous, circuitous, twisty, mazy |