knurly

[ nur-lee ]

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adjective,knurl·i·er, knurl·i·est.

having knurls or knots; gnarled.

Origin of knurly

First recorded in 1595–1605; knurl + -y¹

Words Nearby knurly

knulling
knur
knurl
knurled
knurling
knurly
Knussen
Knut
KO
koa
koala

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How to use knurly in a sentence

With his knurly forefinger at his puckered forehead he sat and pondered.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman Day
And he does it all from the point of view of an early (a knurly) Christian.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for knurly

knurly

/ (ˈnɜːlɪ) /

adjectiveknurlier or knurliest

a rare word for gnarled

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