KNAGGY

Etymology

Adjective

knaggy (comparative knaggier, superlative knaggiest)

Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.

(figurative) Temperamentally rough.

Synonyms

• (having many protuberances): bumpy, knotty, lumpy

• (rough): coarse, craggy, harsh, rough, rugged

Source: Wiktionary


Knag"gy, a.

Definition: Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper. Fuller.

– Knag"gi*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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