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Definition of Snary
1. a. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious.
Definition of Snary
1. Adjective. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Snary
1. in danger of entrapment [adj SNARIER, SNARIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snary
Literary usage of Snary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Musical World (1856)
"On Tuesday evening last, Mr. Isaac snary gave a Farewell Concert at the Athenaeum.
He was supported by Mrs. snary and Mrs. Pyne, and by Messrs. ..."
2. Reports of Cases Determined by the High Court of Admiralty: And Upon Appeal by Great Britain High Court of Admiralty, Great Britain High Court of Delegates (1885)
"The said John snary consented to take after the rate of £5 a HEATH. month for
his services for (?) the eight months he served in the ship. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"Richard-snary is a commom jocular term. A country lad, having been reproved for
calling persons by their nicknames, being sent to borrow _a dictionary, ..."
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