snaky
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈsneɪki/
:
serpentino
- I feel comfortable walking through this tall, snaky grass.
- a snaky road
Examples
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His hand moved like a computer mouse, tracing the snaky terrain beneath it.
Fiction book (1998) -
The pants had a slinky, snaky feel that startled him every time he touched them.
Fiction book (1998) -
Following a snaky trail and, to tell the truth, a little bit lost.
Fiction book (1994) -
His greasy hair is long and snaky.
Fiction book (1991) -
That ole rock pile is bound to be snaky in the summer, Lucy is saying; the sooner we get up there, the better.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mother is pinning recently washed clothes to a snaky clothesline.
Fiction book (1992) -
They cover about 10 feet; curving parallel red lines join to make a snaky ladder.
Academic text (2007) -
Rojo trotted neatly around starfish and the snaky nests of brown kelp beached by an ebbing tide.
Fiction book (1996) -
The stream wound through the valley, creating a snaky path that meandered between the trees.
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As the climbers reached the summit, they admired the snaky ridges of the mountains stretching into the distance.
Synonyms
4
7.6
Winding and twisting like a snake
1
4.6
A long, thin shape or movement that curves like a snake
1
4.3
Moving with small twisting movements like a worm
Having smooth, quiet movements or a watchful look like a long thin animal
A surface or pattern that looks like snake scales
Antonyms
How Sinuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word snaky comes from snake + -y, meaning 'like a snake'. It describes things that are long and winding or that move in a smooth, twisting way, just like a snake.