adjective
- tangled or twisted in a confused mass
- bad-tempered and irritable; inclined to snarl or snap
Usage: informal
Examples
- Her hair was snarly after the windy boat ride.
- The fishing line became snarly and impossible to untangle.
- The old dog was snarly and didn’t like strangers.
- He gave me a snarly response when I asked for help.
- The yarn was all snarly from being played with by the cat.
- She woke up in a snarly mood and snapped at everyone.
- The branches were snarly and caught on our clothes as we hiked.