adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Given to snarling or growling.

   "The snarly dog scared me for years until I learned it was very friendly and just lonely."

2. 2
   Full of snarls.

   "snarly hair"

Adjective

1. 1
   tangled in knots or snarls wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

knottysnarledsnarled

Example

More examples

"The snarly dog scared me for years until I learned it was very friendly and just lonely."

Etymology

From snarl + -y.

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