snarlyadj.¹

Etymology: < snarl n.¹ or snarl v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnarly.

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

Brit.

/ˈsnɑːli/, U.S.

/ˈsnɑrli/

Etymology: < snarl n.² or snarl v.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).

单词	snarly
释义	snarlyadj.¹ Etymology: < snarl n.¹ or snarl v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnarly. 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 Brit. /ˈsnɑːli/, U.S. /ˈsnɑrli/ Etymology: < snarl n.² or snarl v.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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