Meanings
adjectiveanguine (comparative more anguine, superlative most anguine)
comparative more anguine · superlative most anguine
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to snakes or serpents
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éngʷʰis
- Proto-Italic*anɣʷis
- Latinanguis
- Latinanguīnus
- Englishanguine
From Latin anguinus, from anguis (“snake”).
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Finnish käärme-, käärmeiden
- käärme-pertaining to snakes
- käärmeidenpertaining to snakes
- käärmemäinensnakelike
Greek φιδίσιος, οφιοειδής
- φιδίσιος (fidísios)pertaining to snakes
- οφιοειδής (ofioeidís)snakelike
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APA
anguine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anguine
MLA
“anguine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anguine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anguine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anguine.
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