snaggy
Rough with projections
Snaggy describes something full of snags—rough projections that catch or tear.
A snaggy sweater has pulled threads and pilling.
A snaggy riverbed has submerged branches that hook fishing lines.
The word can describe anything with an uneven, catching texture: The old blanket had gone snaggy from years of washing.
Sharply uneven, notched
- bumpyUneven in surface
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- lumpyHaving irregular bumps
coarse · prickly · scratchy · bristly · ragged · serrated · barbed · spiky
Growled or knotted
- knottedTied with loops
- mattedTangled into clumps
- twistedWound around itself
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
enmeshed · ratty · disheveled · tousled · kinky · frayed · messy · jumbled
Drew with force
- pilledFormed textile bobbles
- tornPulled into pieces
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- frayedUnraveled at edges
laddered · holey · threadbare · raveled · worn · catching · loopy · nubby
Causing difficulty or annoyance
- difficultRequiring much effort
- trickyDifficult to handle
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- complicatedDifficult to understand
hindering · obstructing · catching · impeding · frustrating · vexing · thorny · sticky
jagged
Sharply uneven, notched
lumpy · coarse · prickly · scratchy · bristly · ragged · serrated · barbed · spiky · hooked
snarled
Growled or knotted
entangled · enmeshed · ratty · disheveled · tousled · kinky · frayed · messy · jumbled · windblown
pulled
Drew with force
frayed · laddered · holey · threadbare · raveled · worn · catching · loopy · nubby · textured
troublesome
Causing difficulty or annoyance
complicated · hindering · obstructing · catching · impeding · frustrating · vexing · thorny · sticky · inconvenient
snaggysmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
unobstructed · frictionless · clear · streamlined · flowing
- hit a snagEncounter an unforeseen complication
- snag some z'sGet some rest