snakely

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

snake +‎ -ly

Adjective[edit]

snakely (comparative more snakely, superlative most snakely)

  1. (rare) snakelike
    • 1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)
      Agnes, considerably scratched up, gives him a snakely glare as she pats her wounds with a handkerchief.

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