"snaggy" meaning in English

See snaggy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /snæɡi/ Forms: snaggier [comparative], snaggiest [superlative]
Etymology: snag + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snag|y}} snag + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} snaggy (comparative snaggier, superlative snaggiest)
  1. Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.
    Sense id: en-snaggy-en-adj-HVSprGtO
  2. (UK, dialect, archaic) Bad-tempered; crotchety. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snaggy-en-adj-yThJEh70 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 85

Inflected forms

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