knaggy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of knaggy
1350–1400; Middle English knag spur, projection, peg (cognate with German Knagge knot, peg) + -y 1
Example Sentences
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But to enter in thereat, because it is of a knaggy, difficult, and rugged access, this is the question which I ask of you.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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