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ser·pen·tine1
serpentine1
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- pronunciation:
- suhr
pn
tin
[or]
suhr
pn
taIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
having a twisting form or movement; snakelike.
The unusual garden was surrounded by a serpentine fence.Its body wriggled in a serpentine fashion.- synonyms:
- flexuous, sinuous, snaky
- antonyms:
- straight
- similar words:
- circuitous, undulating, vermicular, wavy, winding
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definition 2: |
cunning and evasive; treacherous; untrustworthy.
Her response to the question was serpentine.- synonyms:
- devious, sinuous
- antonyms:
- straightforward
- similar words:
- calculating, duplicitous, insidious, treacherous, wily
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related words: |
circuitous, devious, intricate, wavy |
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