snarledadj.
/snɑːld/ΘΚΠ
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [adjective] > bound, fettered, or shackled > trapped or ensnared
snarledc1440
trappedc1440
ensnared1643
caught1670
snared1837
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 461/2 Snaryd, or snarlyd,..illaqueatus.
1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xiv. lxvii. 214 There A snarled Ram untwisted Isaac's fate.
2.
a. Entangled, twisted, complicated. Also figurative. Of road traffic: congested (originally U.S.); also with up.
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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > [adjective] > intertwined or interwoven > entangled, twisted, or complicated
snarledc1440
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
the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or complex > and confused
snarled1571
bewildered1729
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [adjective] > traffic-jam
traffic-choked1838
traffic-jammed1907
snarled1976
traffic1997
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 439/1 Rufflyd, or snarlyd, innodatus.
1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xxxvii. 25) Out of the matter itselfe there springeth a difficult and snarled question.
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 295 Adam's selfe..Could scant vnwind the knottie snarled clew.
1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vii. 146 Whose confus'd snarl'd consciences render it difficult, thus to pull out thread by thread.
1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xviii. cxliv. 278 Through a thousand snarl'd Meanders, to A goodly Room he soon conducted her.
1883 W. C. Smith North Country Folk 78 More tangled thrums,..More snarled hasps.
1884 Illustr. London News 27 Sept. 291/1 Mr. Brooks's ‘Snarl preventor’ is a new form of thread-wire which pounces on snarled threads.
1967 N. Marsh Death at Dolphin viii. 230 We've caught a snarled-up little job this time.
1973 R. Hill Ruling Passion i. vii. 73 Another diversionary tactic. What a snarled-up lot of people they were!
1976 R. Moore Dubai i. 8 Fitz pushed his way through the..streets, walking through the snarled traffic.
1980 Times 8 July 6/2 One of the worst spots for snarled-up traffic.
b. Mentally confused.
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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective]
bemazed?c1225
madc1300
maskedc1300
marreda1375
astoniedc1386
adasedc1450
astonished1513
moping1566
bewandered1574
dizzy1579
westy1598
night-wildered1652
disconcerted1686
muzzy1723
flustered1743
bewildered1760
flurried1775
muddled1790
thought-bewildered1796
bedazzled1805
muggy1824
mused1842
moony1847
beflustered1864
bemused1880
snarled1881
bedazed1882
bemuddled1883
disoriented1957
disorientated1959
wifty1973
1881 G. W. Cable Mme. Delphine viii. 42 The returned rover was a trifle snarled in his top-hamper.
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