snary

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

snare +‎ -y

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɛəɹi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹi
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Adjective[edit]

snary (comparative more snary, superlative most snary)

  1. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.
    • 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:
      Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.

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