gnarled
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for gnarled, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Twisted and lumpy in shape.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
First attested in Shakespeare, 1603: "Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt Splits the vn-wedgable [unwedgable] and gnarled Oke [oak]" (Measure for Measure, Act II, scene ii, line 116). It is a variant of knurled, from knurl; on the surface it analyses as gnarl plus -ed, though gnarl is in fact a later back-formation. It beca...
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