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Definition of gnarled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gnarled

adjective
 
/nɑːld/
 
/nɑːrld/
(also gnarly North American English)
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  1. (of a tree) twisted and rough; with hard parts growing all over it
    • a gnarled oak/branch/trunk
  2. (of a person or part of the body) bent and twisted because of age or illness
    • gnarled hands
    • His hands were gnarled with age and arthritis.
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    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: variant of knarled, from knar, from Middle English knarre (denoting ‘a rugged rock’ or ‘stone’).
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