Meaning

2 senses
  1. Knotty and misshapen.

    knorrig

    коря́выйkorjávyj

    коструба́тийkostrubátyj, коря́вийkorjávyj, вузлува́тийvuzluvátyj

  2. Made rough by age or hard work.

    коря́вийkorjávyj

More definitions
  • used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

Translations

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Origin

First attested Shakespeare 1603:

First attested Shakespeare 1603:

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Forms

more gnarled, most gnarled
Comparativemore gnarled Lesson
Superlativemost gnarled Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gnarled — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto