snaggled

Like crooked teeth

Snaggled describes teeth or other objects that are crooked, projecting, or irregularly positioned.

The word most commonly appears in the compound snaggled teeth or as the related form snaggletoothed, characterizing a mouth where teeth jut out at odd angles or overlap unevenly.

The image suggests something caught or snagged, pulled out of proper alignment.

jagged

ragged

Worn to shreds

serrated · irregular · notched · spiky · sharp · pointed · barbed · toothed · sawtoothed · frayed

teeth

crooked

Bent or dishonest

gapped · bucktoothed · snaggletoothed · uneven · jumbled · crowded · jagged · irregular · twisted · jutting

tangled

knotted

Tied with loops

gnarled · enmeshed · raveled · caught · hooked · ensnared · entangled · jumbled · kinked · messy

Opposites
alignment/regularity

snaggledstraight

Not curved or crooked

aligned · even · regular · uniform · orderly

surface quality

snaggledsmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

even · sleek · flush · level · flat

Family

snaggle, snaggletooth, snaggleteeth

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G