snaggy

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/snæɡi/

adjective

Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.

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Meanings

adjectivesnaggy (comparative snaggier, superlative snaggiest)

comparative snaggier · superlative snaggiest

  1. Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.
  2. UKarchaicdialectalBad-tempered; crotchety.

    I couldn't live wi' a snaggy man like him if I was paaid^([sic]) for it.

    1889, English Dialect Society, Publications, numbers 59-64, page 501

Origin

From snag + -y.

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snaggy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaggy

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“snaggy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaggy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snaggy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaggy.

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