Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Snary · Snar·y · IPA /ˈsnɛəɹi/ 01 a. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious. 1. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious. “Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.” — Dryden.