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Gnarly (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 ancient, gnarly tree stood tall and proud on the hillside, its twisted limbs a testament to its age and endurance.
  • After years of working with his hands, the old carpenter's were gnarled and knotted, with prominent veins visible beneath his wrinkled skin.
  • Walking through the forest, we stumbled upon a knobbed stick that had clearly been broken off from one of the gnarly old trees that surrounded us.
  • Her grandmother's gnarled hands were a sight to behold, with arthritic joints and a patchwork of wrinkles and liver spots that seemed to tell a story of their own.
  • The landscape was dotted with gnarly trees, their trunks thick and twisted, with branches that seemed to reach out like withered fingers.

Synonyms

  • Knobbed
  • Knotted
  • Knotty
  • Gnarled

Related Words

  • Gnarl (noun)
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