adjective
also snakey -kē, -ki
( snakier ; snakiest )
Etymology: snake (I) + -y
1. : of, formed of, or covered or entwined with snakes
a writhing snaky mass littered the den
2. : resembling a snake : snakelike , serpentine
a snaky eel
usually : having many convolutions : sinuous , wavy , wriggly
snaky ridges in the sand
a snaky river
3.
a. : of or typical of a snake
snaky cunning
b. : felt to share the characteristics of a snake (as in slyness, treachery, perfidiousness, venom, spitefulness)
mean snaky ways
snaky treachery
4. : abounding in snakes
a snaky forest
5. Australia : angry , exasperated , touchy