What does serpently mean?
Serpently means (rare) snakelike.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) snakelike.
[…] the having of “boyfriends” was a kind of protective self-aggrandizement, a little like the trick of the puff adder, bloating itself almost double to blind you to the serpently disgrace of its vulnerable venomlessness.
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Serpently means (rare) snakelike.
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[…] the having of “boyfriends” was a kind of protective self-aggrandizement, a little like the trick of the puff adder, bloating itself almost double to blind you to the serpently disgrace of its vulnerable venomlessness.
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