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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