knarry
/ˈnɑːɹi/
knarry adjective: knotty; gnarled.
Adjective
knarry (comparative more knarry, superlative most knarry)
- knotty; gnarled
- If the Gout have been of long standing, and hath often afflicted the Sick; then at length there are generated in the Joynts; hard Knots and Knovs; from the more thick part of the Serous or wheyish humours: At first, no bigger than peas, then as big as Small-Nuts; and afterwards much bigger: And...
- I give the Challenge to any Gout, (one or two kinds only excepted, being beyond the reach of man, to Cure; in which Case, ease only is given:) Although stubborn, knarry, or of long standing, being not bound precisely to any set time.1684, Tho. Ghyles, Gent., A Brief and Plain Description of the Joynt-Sickness: Also, An Introduction, leading exactly to the Cure of the Gout, London, pages 8, 15
Forms of knarry
| comparative | more knarry |
|---|---|
| superlative | most knarry |
Origin of knarry
From Middle English knarry; equivalent to knar + -y.
Words that rhyme with knarry
Questions about knarry
- What does knarry mean?
- Knarry means knotty; gnarled.
- What part of speech is knarry?
- Knarry is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce knarry?
- Knarry is pronounced /ˈnɑːɹi/.
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