Gnarly
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adjective.
Gnarled; misshapen.
adjective.
undefined
adjective.
Characterized by violent motion; powerful or turbulent.
adjective.
Unpleasant or difficult.
adjective.
Remarkable; outstanding.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having rough or distorted knots.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
having or characterized by
gnarls
;
gnarled
adjective.
dangerous
adjective.
unpleasant
,
awful
,
ugly
adjective.
excellent
,
attractive
adjective.
Of music or a sound, harsh
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
Word Usage
"A tube can be rigged to reach bass in gnarly cover, to pick off cruisers in open water, or to coax strikes from even the most finicky bedding bass."
Equivalent
crooked
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Carley
Carly
Charley
Charlie
Harley
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
black-barked
black-gloved
boy
hamlike
knobby
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
crossgrained
knotty
twisted