"tanglesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tanglesome [comparative], most tanglesome [superlative]
Etymology: tangle + -some Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tangle|some}} 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
  2. (UK, dialect) Quarrelsome. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-tanglesome-en-adj-SzHoMo5p Categories (other): British English

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