Gnarled (Adjective)
Meaning
Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The gnarled old tree stood at the edge of the forest, its twisted branches reaching towards the sky.
- The farmer's gnarled hands, worn from years of labor, struggled to grip the rusty tool.
- As the hikers climbed the mountain, they had to navigate through a forest of gnarled trees with trunks as wide as houses.
- The old sailor's face was as gnarled as the sea-worn wood of his boat, etched with deep lines and scars.
- The gnarled walking stick, its surface rough and knotted, had been a trusted companion to the elderly man for decades.