单词 | snarly |
释义 | snarlyadj.1 Now dialect. 1. Tangled, ravelled. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > [adjective] snarledc1440 entangled1561 intrinsicate1562 interlaqueate1575 kangled1577 intricate1579 ravelled1594 tangled1600 perplexed1605 intrincea1616 intertangleda1625 intangle1642 snarly1647 intertwisteda1659 tangly1813 reticular1818 uncardeda1833 tanglesome1888 warpled1897 pretzelled1938 1647 G. Wharton Grand Pluto's Progresse 15 Thy snarly haire, thy cheeks as red As paint that they on signes do spread. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Snarly, knotty or twisted, as entangled thread. 1904 Delineator Dec. 1035 To give a helpful twist to a snarly skein of silk or wool. 1906 S. Hale Lett. (1919) 409 This is in the cock-pit country, you know, so snarly with hills and canyons. 2. Full of snarls or knots. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [adjective] > of or having knots knarryc1405 knottedc1440 crabbed?1518 knubbed1567 warried1567 warry1567 scraggy1574 crab-knob1582 knurly1602 gnarleda1616 thwarterous1625 nodous1646 snubbya1758 snarly1770 swirly1786 gnarly1846 knarred1849 1770 G. Washington Writings (1889) II. 311 Walnut, cherry, and some other woods that grow snarly and neither tall nor large. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 144 Snarly, knotty, cross~grained; of wood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). snarlyadj.2 Inclined to snarl; irritable, cross. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- 1798 Monthly Mag. 6 346 My wine's a cure for anguish, My sword for snarly puppies. 1827– in Eng. Dial. Dict. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 400/2 He [a mad dog] grows sullen and snarly; he..runs about wildly, biting at whatever approaches him. 1869 H. B. Stowe Oldtown Folks xxii. 262 We all know that..the hyena [is] snarly and fretful. 1879 E. M. Cole Place-names 31 The weather is said to be ‘snarly’ when there is a keen cutting wind in Winter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11647adj.21798 |
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