Main Entry:

snaky

Variant(s):

also snak·ey \ˈsnā-kē\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1567

1 : of, formed of, or entwined with snakes <the Gorgon with snaky hair — Joseph Addison> 2 : serpentine, snakelike <snaky coils> 3 : suggestive of a snake <the oiliness and snaky insinuation of his demeanor — Thomas DeQuincy> 4 : abounding in snakes

— snak·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb