snaggyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈsnaɡi/, U.S.

/ˈsnæɡi/

Forms: Also 1600s (perhaps transmission error) snoggy.

Etymology: < snag n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Having snags or sharp protuberances; jagged, knotty; snag-like.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adjective] > having rough projections

snaggy1581

snagged1658

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective]

roughOE

snaggy1581

toothy1611

jagged1651

snagged1658

jaggy1717

splintery1829

snaggled1938

1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea (new ed.) iv, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 134 Cause yee the snaggy wheele to pawse that rentes the carkas bound.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. F7^v His stalking steps are stayde Vpon a snaggy Oke.

1632 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) ii. 62 Envie..a snaggy staffe..tooke Wreathed with thornes.

1670 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 141 They were all short, snoggy trees, much loaded with boughs.

1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 735 A multitude of blackened snaggy shapes protruding above the water.

1895 J. Barlow Strangers at Lisconnel ix. 212 His snaggy stick lay at a little distance.

figurative.1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 358 We do not think that your genuine snaggy fellow belongs to any class in particular.

2. Of teeth: Suggestive of snags.

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the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [adjective] > broken or irregular

snaggle-toothed1585

saw-toothed1588

snagged1688

snaggy1703

snaggled1884

1703 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) III. 210 Her Teeth..seem'd to be thin and snaggy.

3. Abounding in, full of, snags.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective]

unevenc1275

rudea1393

craggeda1400

knaggedc1430

raggedc1450

raggy1483

cocklya1529

rugged1528

knaggy1552

unlevel?a1560

craggy1568

scraggy1574

balkish1577

cockling1582

cockled1600

unequal1613

salebrous1633

scragged1641

inequal1661

unevenly1683

hummocky1767

snaggly1794

snaggy1806

hobblya1825

shreddy1835

scraggly1869

bobbly1909

pebbly1923

snaggled1938

the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [adjective] > obstructed by specific vegetation

snaggy1864

sudded1900

1806 W. Clark Jrnl. 9 Sept. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1993) VIII. 354 The Sand bars which Choked up the Missouri and Confined the [river] to a narrow Snagey Chanel are wastd a way.

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. ix. 58 To learn the nature of ‘mash land’—‘rooty and snaggy land’ [etc.].

1851 A. O. Hall Manhattaner in New Orleans 2 The sandy, boggy, loggy, grassy, and snaggy strips of land.

1864 J. K. Hosmer Color-guard xii We passed into snaggy lakes at last.

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Oct. 2/1 The river is..a turbulent, snaggy stream to navigate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

snaggyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈsnaɡi/, U.S.

/ˈsnæɡi/, Scottish English

/ˈsnaɡɪ/

Etymology: Compare snag v.¹

Scottish and dialect.

Ill-tempered, peevish, snappish, cross.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > snappish or sharp-tongued

knappish1542

snappish1542

short1591

tart1601

tart-tongued1602

nimble-tongued1608

snapping1642

snapper1673

snip-snap1770

snaggy1781

twittya1825

snappy1834

sharp-tongued1837

snippy1848

snack1883

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Snaggy, tetchy, peevish.

1806 A. Douglas Poems 130 Quo' Maggy fell snaggy, ‘Ye lie, you loun, an' joke’.

1898 B. Gregory Side Lights 405 The stalwart President..had become spasmodic, snatchy, and at times snaggy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	snaggy
释义	snaggyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈsnaɡi/, U.S. /ˈsnæɡi/ Forms: Also 1600s (perhaps transmission error) snoggy. Etymology: < snag n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Having snags or sharp protuberances; jagged, knotty; snag-like. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adjective] > having rough projections snaggy1581 snagged1658 the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] roughOE snaggy1581 toothy1611 jagged1651 snagged1658 jaggy1717 splintery1829 snaggled1938 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea (new ed.) iv, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 134 Cause yee the snaggy wheele to pawse that rentes the carkas bound. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. F7^v His stalking steps are stayde Vpon a snaggy Oke. 1632 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) ii. 62 Envie..a snaggy staffe..tooke Wreathed with thornes. 1670 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 141 They were all short, snoggy trees, much loaded with boughs. 1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 735 A multitude of blackened snaggy shapes protruding above the water. 1895 J. Barlow Strangers at Lisconnel ix. 212 His snaggy stick lay at a little distance. figurative.1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 358 We do not think that your genuine snaggy fellow belongs to any class in particular. 2. Of teeth: Suggestive of snags. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [adjective] > broken or irregular snaggle-toothed1585 saw-toothed1588 snagged1688 snaggy1703 snaggled1884 1703 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) III. 210 Her Teeth..seem'd to be thin and snaggy. 3. Abounding in, full of, snags. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] unevenc1275 rudea1393 craggeda1400 knaggedc1430 raggedc1450 raggy1483 cocklya1529 rugged1528 knaggy1552 unlevel?a1560 craggy1568 scraggy1574 balkish1577 cockling1582 cockled1600 unequal1613 salebrous1633 scragged1641 inequal1661 unevenly1683 hummocky1767 snaggly1794 snaggy1806 hobblya1825 shreddy1835 scraggly1869 bobbly1909 pebbly1923 snaggled1938 the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [adjective] > obstructed by specific vegetation snaggy1864 sudded1900 1806 W. Clark Jrnl. 9 Sept. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1993) VIII. 354 The Sand bars which Choked up the Missouri and Confined the [river] to a narrow Snagey Chanel are wastd a way. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. ix. 58 To learn the nature of ‘mash land’—‘rooty and snaggy land’ [etc.]. 1851 A. O. Hall Manhattaner in New Orleans 2 The sandy, boggy, loggy, grassy, and snaggy strips of land. 1864 J. K. Hosmer Color-guard xii We passed into snaggy lakes at last. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Oct. 2/1 The river is..a turbulent, snaggy stream to navigate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). snaggyadj.² Brit. /ˈsnaɡi/, U.S. /ˈsnæɡi/, Scottish English /ˈsnaɡɪ/ Etymology: Compare snag v.¹ Scottish and dialect. Ill-tempered, peevish, snappish, cross. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > snappish or sharp-tongued knappish1542 snappish1542 short1591 tart1601 tart-tongued1602 nimble-tongued1608 snapping1642 snapper1673 snip-snap1770 snaggy1781 twittya1825 snappy1834 sharp-tongued1837 snippy1848 snack1883 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 96 Snaggy, tetchy, peevish. 1806 A. Douglas Poems 130 Quo' Maggy fell snaggy, ‘Ye lie, you loun, an' joke’. 1898 B. Gregory Side Lights 405 The stalwart President..had become spasmodic, snatchy, and at times snaggy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1581adj.²1781
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