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knurliest

knurliest is the superlative form of knurly.

Meaning of knurly

Adjective

knurly (comparative knurlier or more knurly, superlative knurliest or most knurly)

  1. Gnarled or knotty; hard and misshapen.
    • It seems too much like a great tree, beautiful, symmetrical, and full of leaves, but raised or desired only for fruit, yet bearing little, and some of that little not of good quality, but knurly or bitter.1851, Goold Brown, The Grammar of English Grammars

Questions about knurliest

What is knurliest the superlative form of?
Knurliest is the superlative form of knurly.

Words near knurliest in the dictionary

  1. knurl
  2. knurled
  3. knurler
  4. knurlers
  5. knurlier
  6. knurliest
  7. knurling
  8. knurlings
  9. knurls
  10. knurly
  11. knurr

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