Knurly
//ˈnɜː(ɹ)li// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Gnarled or knotty; hard and misshapen.
"It seems too much like a great tree, beautiful, symmetrical, and full of leaves, but raised or desired only for fruit, yet bearing little, and some of that little not of good quality, but knurly or bitter."
Example
More examples"It seems too much like a great tree, beautiful, symmetrical, and full of leaves, but raised or desired only for fruit, yet bearing little, and some of that little not of good quality, but knurly or bitter."
Etymology
From knurl + -y.
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