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snakely

snakely adjective: snakelike.

Adjective

snakely (comparative more snakely, superlative most snakely)

  1. (rare) snakelike
    • Agnes, considerably scratched up, gives him a snakely glare as she pats her wounds with a handkerchief.1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)

Forms of snakely

comparativemore snakely
superlativemost snakely

Origin of snakely

From snake + -ly.

Questions about snakely

What does snakely mean?
Snakely means snakelike.
What part of speech is snakely?
Snakely is an adjective.

Words near snakely in the dictionary

  1. snakelikeness
  2. snakeline
  3. snakelines
  4. snakeling
  5. snakelings
  6. snakely
  7. snakeman
  8. snakemeat
  9. snakemen
  10. snakemouth
  11. snakemouths

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