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snaggier

snaggier is the comparative form of snaggy.

Meaning of snaggy

Adjective

snaggy (comparative snaggier, superlative snaggiest)

  1. Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.
  2. (UK, archaic, dialectal) Bad-tempered; crotchety.
    • I couldn't live wi' a snaggy man like him if I was paaid^([sic]) for it.1889, English Dialect Society, Publications, numbers 59-64, page 501

Questions about snaggier

What is snaggier the comparative form of?
Snaggier is the comparative form of snaggy.

Words near snaggier in the dictionary

  1. snag-boats
  2. snagged
  3. snagged some z's
  4. snagger
  5. snaggers
  6. snaggier
  7. snaggiest
  8. snagging
  9. snagging list
  10. snagging lists
  11. snagging some z's

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