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atangle

atangle adjective: in a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.

Adjective

atangle (not comparable)

  1. In a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.
    • "And my hair is all atangle," Sara said, running her fingers through her disarrayed locks and praying time would heal the child's wounded soul.1997, Lois Greiman, The Lady and the Knight

Origin of atangle

From a- + tangle.

Questions about atangle

What does atangle mean?
Atangle means in a tangled condition; mixed confusedly together.
What part of speech is atangle?
Atangle is an adjective.

Words near atangle in the dictionary

  1. Atami
  2. Atamosco lilies
  3. Atamosco lily
  4. Atanacio
  5. Atanacios
  6. atangle
  7. atap
  8. ataphrid
  9. ataphrids
  10. ATAPI
  11. ataprost

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