snary
/ˈsnɛəɹi/
snary adjective: resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.
Adjective
snary (comparative more snary, superlative most snary)
- Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.
- Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.1697, Virgil, “The Fourth Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
Forms of snary
| comparative | more snary |
|---|---|
| superlative | most snary |
Origin of snary
From snare + -y.
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Questions about snary
- What does snary mean?
- Snary means resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.
- What part of speech is snary?
- Snary is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce snary?
- Snary is pronounced /ˈsnɛəɹi/.
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