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snarly

1

[snahr-lee]

adjective

snarlier, snarliest 
  1. apt to snarl; easily irritated.



snarly

2

[snahr-lee]

adjective

snarlier, snarliest 
  1. full of knotty snarls; snarl; tangled.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of snarly1

First recorded in 1790–1800; snarl 1 + -y 1

Origin of snarly2

First recorded in 1640–50; snarl 2 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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A chuckle dripped out of Sigurd’s snarly mouth.

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She was a bit snarly at first, he added.

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It was a relief to see a friendly face after so many snarly ones.

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“Drivers are generally snarly because they are tired, they’re hungry, and their schedules suck, and they tend to take it out on other people.”

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He could be so snarly, though, that Senator William B. Saxbe, Republican of Ohio, memorably derided him as Nixon’s “hatchet man” and said he was so disagreeable, “he couldn’t sell beer on a troop ship.”

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