knaggy
knaggy adjective: having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
Adjective
knaggy (comparative knaggier, superlative knaggiest)
- Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
- Temperamentally rough.
- […]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.1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax
knaggy meaning in Urdu and Bengali
knaggy in Urdu
- ان گھڑ, گنٹھیلی
knaggy in Bengali
- অনেক উত্ক্ষিপ্তাংশ, গ্রন্থি, গিট বিশিষ্ট, গ্রন্থিল, অমসৃণ, বন্ধুর
Synonyms of knaggy
Forms of knaggy
| comparative | knaggier |
|---|---|
| superlative | knaggiest |
Origin of knaggy
From knag + -y.
Words that rhyme with knaggy
Questions about knaggy
- What does knaggy mean?
- Knaggy means having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
- What is knaggy in Urdu?
- Knaggy in Urdu is ان گھڑ, گنٹھیلی. See Knaggy meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is knaggy?
- Knaggy is an adjective.
Words near knaggy in the dictionary
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