snarly

adjective

Definition of snarlynext
as in ornery

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Recent Examples of snarly The band has been marred with decades of fluctuating lineups and snarly lawsuits among band members. — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022 And then the Colonel becomes billionaire Gustav Graves, played by Stephens with a snarly grin and a solar ray. — Darren Franich, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022 With a snarly demeanor and vast domed foreheads, they were fashioned from stone and came in pairs — male and female, representing yin and yang — and were also placed at the entrances of temples (and homes) for protection. — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021 Then, in addition, scatter 100 bistro sets around the plaza for the season, and perhaps bring in an extra espresso-and-pastries cart or three, and maybe a cocktail bar if the red tape isn’t too snarly. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2021 This even gives the machine the option of trying to evade snarly questions by pretending to be a foreigner, with a limited grasp of local culture and vocabulary. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarly
  1. ornery
  2. cantankerous
  3. querulous
  4. surly
  5. bilious
  6. curmudgeonly
  7. irritable
  8. disagreeable
Adjective
  • White and Madison are sort of like Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, building a mountain of evidence against the company, while Strong is playing an ornery witness a la Jack Nicholson.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But however janky, the system just about works for the ornery menfolk muddling their way through it, with their many beefs mostly resolved with a bottle of lethally alcoholic local tipple chacha, or a punch to the face, or both.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ornery
Adjective
  • Close plays Maud Oldcastle, a cantankerous older woman who’s spent her life caring for her sister, and killing people.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • She is described as brusque, cantankerous, ruthless — and also a killer.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cantankerous
Adjective
  • The American right, too, is in a shifting, querulous state.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, the B-2 bombers were still in the air with hours to go before reaching home when Van Hollen issued his querulous statement.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of querulous
Adjective
  • The normally surly Super Bowl winning head coach has been known to chew up and spit out even the most veteran of sideline reporters, even while his team is eviscerating the competition.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The United States is now a reluctant international donor and a surly member of key international organizations.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of surly
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  • Ready to Wear, the bilious bomb of a film in which Robert Altman took aim at the fashion industry with an elephant gun—and missed.
    — Charles Gandee, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Look the steady coarsening of American civic and political culture and the ways in which the once-outrageous—the bilious, hateful rhetoric and the creeping authoritarianism—have become almost ordinary.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of bilious
Adjective
  • Half of this trail was on an old logging road, which the curmudgeonly reviewers on AllTrails didn't love.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Then, Depp emerged, fully transformed into the curmudgeonly character with makeup and Scrooge’s iconic black coat and matching top hat.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of curmudgeonly
Adjective
  • Could be because for much of the running time, Abrams’ Jay Gardiner is up against what looks like a very large irritable sphincter.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Coach There’s no better feeling than walking into your last show of the day, irritable and hungry, only to discover that snacks are being served.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • Mistaking being disagreeable with the act of disagreeing is common - especially in unsafe psychological workplaces.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Definition of disagreeable

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“Snarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarly. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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