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snailier

snailier is the comparative form of snaily.

Meaning of snaily

Adjective

snaily (comparative snailier, superlative snailiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a snail.
    • So he and Dr. Hutton, the geologist, agreed that they would rise above the narrow fancies of the vulgar, and prove their philosophy by dining together on a snaily mess. They met, the dish of snails was brought to table, and the cover being removed, the two great men looked at their dinner with...1851, Charles Dickens, Household Words, volume 3, page 422

Questions about snailier

What is snailier the comparative form of?
Snailier is the comparative form of snaily.

Words near snailier in the dictionary

  1. snailfishes
  2. snailflower
  3. snailflowers
  4. snailicide
  5. snailicides
  6. snailier
  7. snailiest
  8. snailing
  9. snailish
  10. snailishly
  11. snailkind

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