"snakelike" meaning in English

See snakelike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more snakelike [comparative], most snakelike [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sneganą Proto-Germanic *snakaną Proto-West Germanic *snakan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *snakō Old English snaca Middle English snake English snake Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English snakelike From snake + -like. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|snake|-like|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sneganą Proto-Germanic *snakaną Proto-West Germanic *snakan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *snakō Old English snaca Middle English snake English snake Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English snakelike [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*snakan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ô", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ō", "lang" : "gmw-pro", "pos" : "agent suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*snakō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "snaca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "snake", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "snake", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "like", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*līką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-like", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-like", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "snakelike", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="snakelike"> From snake + -like. Head templates: {{en-adj}} snakelike (comparative more snakelike, superlative most snakelike)
  1. Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky. Translations (resembling a snake): ὀφιοειδής (ophioeidḗs) (Ancient Greek), hadovitý (Czech), slangeagtig (Danish), slangachtig (Dutch), schlangenartig (German), οφιοειδής (ofioeidís) (Greek), serpentīnus (Latin), зми́јолик (zmíjolik) (Macedonian), зми́јулест (zmíjulest) (Macedonian), зми́ест (zmíest) (Macedonian), wężowaty (Polish), serpentiforme (Portuguese), змееви́дный (zmejevídnyj) (Russian), змееподо́бный (zmejepodóbnyj) (Russian), ormliknande (Swedish), serpentinsk (Swedish), змієподі́бний (zmijepodíbnyj) (Ukrainian), змія́стий (zmijástyj) (Ukrainian), зміюва́тий (zmijuvátyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. (figurative) Characteristic of or resembling a snake. Tags: figuratively
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Derived forms: snakelikeness, unsnakelike Related terms: anguine, anguinous, colubrine, elapine, ophidian, serpentine, serpentiginous
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