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snaky adj.1560s, "full of snakes" (originally of the hair of the Furies in classical mythology), from snake (n.) + -y (2). By 1580s as "of or resembling a snake." In Australia and New Zealand slang, "angry, annoyed" (1919). Snakish "of or pertaining to serpents" is from 1530s. The present-participle adjective snaking "winding, sinuous" is from 1590s. updated on January 31, 2023 |