snaily

snail +‎ -y

snaily (comparative snailier, superlative snailiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a snail.
   • 1851, Charles Dickens, Household Words, volume 3, page 422:

     So he and Dr. Hutton, the geologist, agreed that they would rise above the narrow fancies of the vulgar, and prove their philosophy by dining together on a snaily mess. They met, the dish of snails was brought to table, and the cover being removed, the two great men looked at their dinner with countenances very blank indeed.

   • 2012, Timothy Morton, The Ecological Thought, page 99:

     In other words, simply because we're sentient—let's set the bar low to ensure that even snails and the snailiest humans are also responsible—we're obliged to address global warming.

• anisyl, inlays, lay-ins, layins, yslain