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   Gnarled

   /närld/

   

   adjective

   • 1. knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age: "the gnarled old oak tree" Similar knobblyknottyknottedgnarlylumpybumpynodularroughtwistedbentcrookeddistortedcontortedrare:knurlednodulousnodosetwistedbentarthriticmisshapenknottyroughleatheryweather-beatenweatheredwrinkledwizenedthrawnarchaic:wry

   Word Origin early 17th century: variant of knarled, from knar.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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