adjective
Etymology
Origin of snaggy
Example Sentences
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It was carried through the dense, snaggy brush of the forest until the woods intersected a trail.
From New York Times • May 21, 2012
A troupe of actors in snaggy bear costumes and moose outfits frolics through a wilderness of papier-mache rocks and trees painted on screens, while a chorus of owls and frogs makes deep-woods sounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wrenched off the tip between snaggy teeth.
From The Ramrodders A Novel by Day, Holman
But into the possibilities of the African woman in the white education department I do not mean to go; I am getting into a snaggy channel by speaking on woman at all.
From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
But there were yet two-hundred good miles of snaggy river to paddle before they could enjoy the luxury of a bed at every stage.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
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