snarly
1 Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of snarly1
First recorded in 1790–1800; snarl 1 + -y 1
Origin of snarly2
Example Sentences
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Her understated androgyny was paired with a shout-singing vocal style that had a snarly, monotone curl laced with abandon and disregard for convention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
And Lacey is a snarly mess — because of her failed infertility treatments, because she's lost her sister.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2023
She was a bit snarly at first, he added.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2022
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.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
It was a relief to see a friendly face after so many snarly ones.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
When that rockabilly figure went on his long hiatus, the band morphed into Switchblade, still one of the snarliest, gnarliest bands to come out of D.C.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
He's the gruffest, snarliest, biggest man I ever knew—meaner than the devil, and the best friend on top of earth.
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Glaspell, Susan
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