snaggy

snaggy
/snag"ee/, adj., snaggier, snaggiest.
1. having snags or sharp projections, as a tree.
2. abounding in snags or obstructions, as a river.
3. snaglike; projecting sharply or roughly.
[1575-85; SNAG + -Y1]

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