gnarled Hear it!

gnarled definition

gnarled (närld)

adjective

  1. knotty and twisted, as the trunk of an old tree
  2. roughened, hardened, sinewy, etc., as hands that do rough work

Etymology: ult. < ME knorre, a knot: see knur

Also gnarly gnarl′y or gnarlier gnarl′i·er or gnarliest gnarl′i·est

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