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snaggy

/snæɡi/

snaggy adjective: covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.

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

Forms of snaggy

comparativesnaggier
superlativesnaggiest

Origin of snaggy

From snag + -y.

Questions about snaggy

What does snaggy mean?
Snaggy means covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.
What part of speech is snaggy?
Snaggy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce snaggy?
Snaggy is pronounced /snæɡi/.

Words near snaggy in the dictionary

  1. snaggletooth
  2. snaggletoothed
  3. snaggletooths
  4. snaggling
  5. snaggly
  6. snaggy
  7. snagless
  8. snaglike
  9. snagline
  10. snaglines
  11. Snagov

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