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snarlish

snarlish adjective: somewhat snarly.

Adjective

snarlish (comparative more snarlish, superlative most snarlish)

  1. Somewhat snarly.
    • We frequently hear aged, infirm, snarlish, and disappointed Men praise the Excellence of former Times, and blame the present.1762, Peter Shaw, The Tablet, Or Picture of Real Life

Forms of snarlish

comparativemore snarlish
superlativemost snarlish

Origin of snarlish

From snarl + -ish.

Questions about snarlish

What does snarlish mean?
Snarlish means somewhat snarly.
What part of speech is snarlish?
Snarlish is an adjective.

Words near snarlish in the dictionary

  1. snarling iron
  2. snarling irons
  3. snarling up
  4. snarlingly
  5. snarlings
  6. snarlish
  7. snarls
  8. snarls up
  9. snarly
  10. Snarr
  11. snarred

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