snakely

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adjective

snakelike

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Meanings

adjectivesnakely (comparative more snakely, superlative most snakely)

comparative more snakely · superlative most snakely

  1. raresnakelike

    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)

Origin

From snake + -ly.

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APA

snakely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakely

MLA

“snakely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snakely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snakely.

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