adj.
Variant: also snak · ey
Pronunciation: ' sn ā -k ē
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 \ -k ə -l ē \ adverb