Meaning

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
2. Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
3. Having the form or shape of a snake.
4. Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.
5. Pertaining to the serpentine subgroup of minerals.
6. Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
7. (historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
8. A kind of firework.

Example Sentences

The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.

There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.

The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.

So! keep looking so— / My serpentining beauty, rounds on rounds!

Between Magherafelt and Macfin its length of 29¼ miles made a rather serpentine line on the map, as it attempted to serve the rather scattered towns and villages that lie between the River Bann and the Dungiven Mountains.

serpentine soils

It is reached by five-and-twenty steps of porphyry and serpentine.

1813, George Nicholson, The Cambrian Traveller's Guidey There were two little lakes, or rather large pools which stood in the bottom, whence issued a rivulet which serpentined in view for two or three miles, offering a pleasing relief to the eye.

Word Forms

• more serpentine
• most serpentine
• serpentines
• serpentining
• serpentined

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Use serpentine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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