tanglesomeadj.
Full of tanglement, tangled, confused. Also dialect (see quot. 1823).
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective]
troubleda1325
troublyc1340
troublec1374
worried1559
betoiled1622
aerumnous1658
fidgety1736
fretful1737
fretted1756
tanglesome1823
awful1865
hincty1929
toey1930
to worry (oneself), be worried, sick1952
noodgy1969
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
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 419 Tanglesome, discontented—obstinate—fretful—not essentially different from Tankersome.
1888 Engineer 65 317 Things are in such a tanglesome condition.
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adj.1823