snarly

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Recent Examples of snarly The Harsh Glare of Justice Susan B. Glasser on the ex-President’s snarly mug shot from Fulton County Jail. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023 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
Adjective
  • That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Their aggressive, ornery, and unpredictable nature has earned them the nickname Black Death.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Tudyk played Sonny, a robot who helps the cantankerous detective uncover the truth behind his creator's death.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Advertisement Johnson anticipates more challenges from his cantankerous colleagues.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Trying to Kill Each Other' And Walken is marvelous — querulous, petty, cruel — as the Emperor.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, Gerwig and Baumbach promote querulous sloganeering.
    Armond White, National Review, 19 July 2023
Adjective
  • In the span of a few months rehabbing in Los Angeles in 2023, an oft-surly 40-year-old quarterback became pals with a 25-year-old goofball of a running back.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
  • As a documentary subject, Hersh is thoroughly engaging — by turns charming, surly and vulnerable.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That continues when the matriarch finally passes away 20 years later, leaving equally bilious offspring Laras (Dinda Kanyadewi) in charge.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Even though his bloodwork looked normal six months previously, sudden onset or acute renal failure can happen in an old dog for no apparent reason other than age and result in bilious vomiting.
    Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb in the series, the curmudgeonly and flatulent chief of Slough House where all the MI5 misfits are sent.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Dunham and his characters, which include Peanut the Woozle, Jose Jalapeño on a Stick, curmudgeonly Walter and Ahmed the Dead Terrorist, have made nine comedy specials for Comedy Central, NBC and other TV and cable networks and streaming platforms.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, Helen is allowed to be irritable and anti-social, chain-smoking and snappish, without the filmmaker casting judgment.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If you are rushed or irritable, say so.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the weekend, reports emerged that the higher tariffs followed a disagreeable Thursday phone call between Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Trump — which Swiss officials rejected, according to Reuters.
    Sophie Kiderlin,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Trump and his supporters prefer a happy history, a pleasant history that arouses patriotism by overlooking disagreeable people and despicable events that sully the nation’s reputation and mar the magnificence of the American story.
    William C. Hine, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025

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“Snarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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