snarl|y

snarl|y ¹ «SNAHR lee», adjective, snarl|i|er, snarl|i|est.

inclined to snarl or growl; bad-tempered; cross: »

A snarly waiter took our order.

SYNONYM(S): peevish, irritable.

╂[< snarl ¹ + -y ¹]

snarl|y ² «SNAHR lee», adjective, snarl|i|er, snarl|i|est.

tangled; full of snarls: »

You're still within a snarly wood where angels and the devil wait for you to prove the advocate of good or evil (New Yorker).

SYNONYM(S): jumbled.

╂[< snarl² + -y¹]