snakebit

[ sneyk-bit ]
/ ˈsneɪkˌbɪt /

adjective

bitten by a snake.
Informal. unlucky; doomed to misfortune.
Also snake·bit·ten [sneyk-bit-n] /ˈsneɪkˌbɪt n/.

Example sentences from the Web for snake-bitten

  • Your foot cannot be any worse than if you had been snake-bitten, surely, and you and I ought to have as much sense as the dog.

    The Young Alaskans |Emerson Hough
  • To the snake-bitten mare he gave outspoken sympathy, to me his silence.

    A Man in the Open |Roger Pocock
  • "Don't say that," exclaimed the snake-bitten man, struggling to rise.

    The Gold Hunter's Adventures |William H. Thomes
  • Suddenly he started as if snake-bitten, sat up at his desk and reached for the telephone.

    Cappy Ricks Retires |Peter B. Kyne