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Webster 1913 Edition


Knurly

Knurl′y

(nûrl′y̆)
,
[
Com
par.
Knurlier
(nûrl′ĭ-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Knurliest
.]
[See
Knur
, and cf.
Gnarly
.]
Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.

Webster 1828 Edition


Knurly

KNUR'LY

,
Adj.
nur'ly. [from knur.] Full of knots; hard. This seems to be the same as gnarly.