gnarled

[ nahrld ]
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adjective
  1. (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted.

  2. having a rugged, weather-beaten appearance: a gnarled old sea captain.

Origin of gnarled

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of knurled

Other words from gnarled

  • un·gnarled, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for gnarled

gnarled

/ (nɑːld) /


adjective
  1. having gnarls

  2. (esp of hands) rough, twisted, and weather-beaten in appearance

  1. perverse or ill-tempered

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