Knaggy
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
- 2 Temperamentally rough. figuratively
"[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. Stiff-rumped, that's what he was, always rubbing the rust, or riding grub, like he had been for months past."
Example
More examples"[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. Stiff-rumped, that's what he was, always rubbing the rust, or riding grub, like he had been for months past."
Etymology
From knag + -y.
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