tangly

  • 1Tangly — Tan gly, a. 1. Entangled; intricate. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with tangle, or seaweed. [1913 Webster] Prone, helpless, on the tangly beach he lay. Falconer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2tangly — [taŋ′glē] adj. tanglier, tangliest full of tangles; snarled * * * See tangle1. * * * …

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  • 3tangly — index inextricable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4tangly — [taŋ′glē] adj. tanglier, tangliest full of tangles; snarled …

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  • 5tangly — tangle ► VERB 1) twist (strands) together into a confused mass. 2) (tangle with) informal become involved in a conflict with. ► NOUN 1) a confused mass of something twisted together. 2) a confused or complicated state; a muddle. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 6tangly — adjective Date: 1813 full of tangles or knots ; intricate …

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  • 7tangly — adjective a) Entangled; intricate. b) Covered with tangle, or seaweed …

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  • 8tangly — tan·gly …

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  • 9tangly — adj. (tanglier, tangliest) tangled …

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  • 10tangle — tangle1 tanglement, n. tangler, n. tangly, adv. /tang geuhl/, v., tangled, tangling, n. v.t. 1. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 2. to involve in something that… …

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