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GNARLED
gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed
(adjective) used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; “gnarled and knotted hands”; “a knobbed stick”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
gnarled (comparative more gnarled, superlative most gnarled)
Knotty and misshapen.
Made rough by age or hard work.
Synonyms
• gnarly
Verb
gnarled
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 1)
Etymology 2
Verb
gnarled
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 2)
Anagrams
• Dangler, Glander, Le Grand, Legrand, dangler, rangled
Source: Wiktionary
Gnarled, a.
Definition: Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained. The unwedgeable and gnarléd oak. Shak.
GNARL
Gnarl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling.] Etym: [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.]
Definition: To growl; to snarl. And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak.
Gnarl, n. Etym: [See Gnar, n.]
Definition: a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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