Knarry

Knarry
Knarry Knar"ry (n[aum]r"r[y^]), a. Knotty; gnarled. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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  • knarry — ˈnärē adjective also knarred rd Etymology: knarry from Middle English, from knarre + y; knarred from knar + ed : knotty, gnarled …   Useful english dictionary

  • knarry — adj. knotty; gnarled, covered with knots (about a tree) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • knarry — knar·ry …   English syllables

  • knar — knarred, knarry, adj. /nahr/, n. a knot on a tree or in wood. [1200 50; ME knarre; c. D knar, LG knarre] * * * …   Universalium

  • gnarled — 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

  • knotty — adj 1. gnarled, gnarly, nodose, lumpy, bumpy; knarry, knurled, knarred; warped, contorted, distorted, cross grained; bossy, protuberant, carun culated; coarse, rough, uneven, unpolished, flawed, blemished. 2. tangled, entangled, raveled, twisted …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • knurled — adj 1. ridged, notched, corrugated, milled, serrated. 2. knurly, gnarled, gnarly, knotty, knarred, knarry, nodose; lumpy, bumpy, humpy, nodulous; warty, papillose, tuberous; bossed, embossed, chased, carunculated …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • knarred — adjective see knarry * * * knarred or gnarred adjective Gnarled, knotty • • • Main Entry: ↑knar …   Useful english dictionary

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