tanglyadj.¹

/ˈtaŋɡli/

Etymology: < tangle n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Strewn with, full of, or consisting of tangle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [adjective] > of or belonging to type of seaweed > covered with tangle

tangly1769

tangle-tasselled1812

tang-covered1888

1769 W. Falconer Shipwreck (ed. 3) iii. 135 Helpless, on the tangly beech he lay.

a1851 D. M. Moir Old Seaport iii Far beneath the surf upheaved The sea-weed's tangly arms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

tanglyadj.²

Etymology: < tangle n.² + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtangly.

Abounding in tangles; tangled.

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

1813 J. C. Hobhouse Journey (ed. 2) 655 A tangly flat, overrun with low shrubs.

1887 C. L. Pirkis Dateless Bargain I. ii. 44 More limp and tangly than a skein of silk.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 12 June 1/3 Plunge in the jungle's tangly growth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

tanglyadj.³

Etymology: < tangle n.³ + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtangly.

Scottish and northern dialect.

Long and limp, or flaccid; feeble, flabby: = tangle adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply

droop?1507

flagging1540

sag1541

lolling1567

flaggy1576

fagged1578

flag1591

drooping1600

slouching1611

emarcid1661

flaggish1669

slouchy1693

tangly1812

sunken1823

adroop1833

saggy1853

loppy1855

floppy1858

drooped1873

flippy-floppy1905

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] > and thin

maypolea1635

gangrel1650

gangling1764

tanglec1817

lanky1818

langrel1847

weedy1849

spindled1855

tangly1855

rangy1857

lanikin1862

gangly1871

orming1903

spiderish1935

leptosomic1936

leptosomatic1937

1812 P. Forbes Poems 57 Tanglie taperin' tails.

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words Tangling or Tangly, untidy in dress, ragged or hanging in shreds. ‘A lang tangly lass’, having the well-known meaning of ‘long and lazy’.

1904 E. Dial. Dict. s.v., (N. Yks.) He's a great tangly lad.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

adj.¹1769

adj.²1813

adj.³1812

单词	tangly
释义	tanglyadj.¹ /ˈtaŋɡli/ Etymology: < tangle n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Strewn with, full of, or consisting of tangle. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [adjective] > of or belonging to type of seaweed > covered with tangle tangly1769 tangle-tasselled1812 tang-covered1888 1769 W. Falconer Shipwreck (ed. 3) iii. 135 Helpless, on the tangly beech he lay. a1851 D. M. Moir Old Seaport iii Far beneath the surf upheaved The sea-weed's tangly arms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2018). tanglyadj.² Etymology: < tangle n.² + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtangly. Abounding in tangles; tangled. 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 1813 J. C. Hobhouse Journey (ed. 2) 655 A tangly flat, overrun with low shrubs. 1887 C. L. Pirkis Dateless Bargain I. ii. 44 More limp and tangly than a skein of silk. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 12 June 1/3 Plunge in the jungle's tangly growth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019). tanglyadj.³ Etymology: < tangle n.³ + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtangly. Scottish and northern dialect. Long and limp, or flaccid; feeble, flabby: = tangle adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply droop?1507 flagging1540 sag1541 lolling1567 flaggy1576 fagged1578 flag1591 drooping1600 slouching1611 emarcid1661 flaggish1669 slouchy1693 tangly1812 sunken1823 adroop1833 saggy1853 loppy1855 floppy1858 drooped1873 flippy-floppy1905 the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] > and thin maypolea1635 gangrel1650 gangling1764 tanglec1817 lanky1818 langrel1847 weedy1849 spindled1855 tangly1855 rangy1857 lanikin1862 gangly1871 orming1903 spiderish1935 leptosomic1936 leptosomatic1937 1812 P. Forbes Poems 57 Tanglie taperin' tails. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words Tangling or Tangly, untidy in dress, ragged or hanging in shreds. ‘A lang tangly lass’, having the well-known meaning of ‘long and lazy’. 1904 E. Dial. Dict. s.v., (N. Yks.) He's a great tangly lad. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹1769adj.²1813adj.³1812
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