gnarlier

Variant of gnarled

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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