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snaggy

snaggy

6.8
With rough parts that catch or tear other things
  • adjective
  • /ˈsnæɡi/
translation icon : áspero
  • Her snaggy sweater kept getting caught on the door handle as she walked past.
  • snaggy zipper

Examples

  • Upon his crepuscular return, the young master used to stick one, two, or three of his fingers up my cunt, viz. my tender, perfectly formed nether parts, regardless of the state of his nails, greasy and snaggy as they without exception were.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Be careful when walking through the forest; the trail is snaggy and can trip you up.

  • The fisherman complained that the snaggy rocks made it difficult to cast his line.

Synonyms

gnarly
vssnaggy
9 8.4

A rough, twisted surface with hard knots or bumps

focuses on knobby roughness more than on parts that catch or tear
knotty
vssnaggy
3 7.0

Full of hard lumps and tangles, for example in wood or hair

means rough and lumpy but less likely to catch or tear other items
jaggy
vssnaggy
1 7.8

A surface that is rough and has many sharp points, like broken rock

emphasizes parts that catch or tear other things rather than only being uneven
notchy
vssnaggy
7.9

A surface that feels rough because it has small bumps or cuts

highlights places that grab or damage items instead of mere surface irregularity
slivery
vssnaggy
7.7

Having many thin, sharp pieces like small bits of wood that can prick the skin

stresses rough parts that catch or tear rather than only thin fragments
scraggy
vssnaggy
6.7

Rough and uneven with many jagged edges

refers more to rough overall shape than to parts that catch or tear

Antonyms

clear
866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

smooth
256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Snaggy

jagged
22 3.6
snaggy
6.8
rough
164 1.0
uneven
42 2.3
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

snaggy positive

Morphology

snaggy = snag (transparent) = snag + y

The adjective 'snaggy' is transparently derived from 'snag' with the addition of the suffix '-y', indicating the quality of having snags.

Etymology

Snaggy starts from the simple word snag, which meant a sharp or rough part that 'catches' on clothing or skin. So snaggy describes something full of rough bits that can catch or tear things.