gnarled

  • 21gnarled — Synonyms and related words: arthritic, bent, bumpy, burled, contorted, crooked, distorted, gnarly, knobbed, knobbly, knobby, knoblike, knotted, knotty, knurled, knurly, lumpy, nodal, noded, nodiform, nodose, nodular, nodulated, noduled, nubbled,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22gnarled — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. knotty, burred, cross grained; misshapen, deformed; rough, wiry, rugged. See distortion, roughness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. knotted, twisted, contorted; see bent . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23gnarled — nÉ‘rld /nɑːld adj. covered with knots (about a tree); gnarly, knotty, twistedn. knot, hard protuberance (especially on a tree) v. growl, snarl; bare fangs v. twist, bend; make twisted and knotty …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24gnarled — adjective knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age. Origin C17: var. of knarled, from knar …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25gnarled — a. Knotty, knotted, twisted, contorted, gnarly, full of knots …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 26gnarled — adj 1. knotty, lumpy, bumpy, humpy, gnarly, knotty, knarry; knurled, knarred, knotted, nodular, snaggy; bent, twisted, crooked, arthritic; warped, contorted, distorted, cross grained. 2. rugged, rough, weatherbeaten, seasoned, toughened; leathery …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 27gnarled — [[t]nɑrld[/t]] adj. 1) bot (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted 2) having a rugged, weather beaten appearance 3) crabby; cantankerous • Etymology: 1595–1605; var. of knurled …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28gnarled — /nald / (say nahld) adjective 1. (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls. 2. (of persons) a. having a rugged, weather beaten appearance. b. cross grained; perverse; cantankerous. Also, gnarly. {variant of knurled} …

  • 29gnarled — adj. (also gnarly) (of a tree, hands, etc.) knobbly, twisted, rugged. Etymology: var. of knarled, rel. to KNURL …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30gnarled enamel — curled e …

    Medical dictionary