"ravelly" meaning in All languages combined

See ravelly on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more ravelly [comparative], most ravelly [superlative]
Etymology: From ravel + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ravel|y}} ravel + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} ravelly (comparative more ravelly, superlative most ravelly)
  1. tangly; entwined like fibres
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