| 释义 |
snaky
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 |