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snaggiest

snaggiest is the superlative 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 snaggiest

What is snaggiest the superlative form of?
Snaggiest is the superlative form of snaggy.

Words near snaggiest in the dictionary

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

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