snakelike
snakelike adjective: resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.
Adjective
snakelike (comparative more snakelike, superlative most snakelike)
- Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.
- I could, however, clearly distinguish that the swathed mummy-like form before me was that of a tall and lovely woman, instinct with beauty in every part, and also with a certain snake-like grace which I had never seen anything to equal before.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- Characteristic of or resembling a snake.
- a snakelike forked tongue
- Skinks are lizards, but some species have lost their limbs over eons of evolution, giving them a snakelike look.2020 October 11, Veronique Greenwood, “How Some Skinks Lost Their Legs and Then Evolved New Ones”, in The New York Times
snakelike meaning in Hindi
snakelike in Hindi
- snakelike
- सर्पिल sarpil
Forms of snakelike
| comparative | more snakelike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most snakelike |
Origin of snakelike
From snake + -like.
Words formed from snakelike
Questions about snakelike
- What does snakelike mean?
- Snakelike means resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.
- What is snakelike in Hindi?
- Snakelike in Hindi is सर्पिल (sarpil). See Snakelike meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is snakelike?
- Snakelike is an adjective.
Words near snakelike in the dictionary
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