"tanglesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tanglesome [comparative], most tanglesome [superlative]
Etymology: From tangle + -some. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|tangle|some|pos=adjective}} tangle + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} tanglesome (comparative more tanglesome, superlative most tanglesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by entanglement, tangled, entangled.
    Sense id: en-tanglesome-en-adj--kddAhiS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40
  2. (UK, dialect) Quarrelsome. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-tanglesome-en-adj-SzHoMo5p Categories (other): British English, English adjectives suffixed with -some, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -some: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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