"snakingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: snaking + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snaking|ly}} snaking + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} snakingly (not comparable)
  1. (rare) In a snaking manner; serpentinely. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-snakingly-en-adv-SRSYsQKH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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