snakebit

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adjective

Bitten by a snake.

“Bob was feeling snakebit after losing four games.”

Scrabble 14

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adjectivesnakebit (comparative more snakebit, superlative most snakebit)

comparative more snakebit · superlative most snakebit

  1. informalBitten by a snake.
  2. informalExperiencing a period of bad luck; unlucky.

    Bob was feeling snakebit after losing four games.

  3. informalJumpy, as if expecting to struck by sudden misfortune.

    This was followed by the BP oil spill, which made him look snakebit.

    2011 March 25, Peggy Noonan, “The Speech Obama Hasn't Given”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  4. slangBeing drunk and high at the same time.

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APA

snakebit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakebit

MLA

“snakebit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakebit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snakebit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakebit.

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