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- [sney-kee]
- /ˈsneɪ ki/
- /ˈsneɪ.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sney-kee]
- /ˈsneɪ ki/
Definitions of snaky word
- adjective snaky of or relating to snakes. 1
- adjective snaky abounding in snakes, as a place. 1
- adjective snaky snakelike; twisting, winding, or sinuous. 1
- adjective snaky venomous; treacherous or insidious: a snaky remark. 1
- adjective snaky consisting of, entwined with, or bearing a representation of snakes or serpents, as a ring. 1
- adjective snaky Australian Informal. irritable, angry, or spiteful. 1
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Origin of snaky
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; snake + -y1
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Parts of speech for Snaky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snaky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
snaky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snaky
adj snaky
- adulterine — of or made by adulteration; fake
- agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- catawampus — askew; awry
- crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
adjective snaky
- coiling — to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil.
- curvilineal — (Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
- entwined — Wind or twist together; interweave.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- foresworn — Simple past tense and past participle of foreswear.