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knurry

/ˈnɜːɹi/

knurry adjective: knotty.

Adjective

knurry (comparative more knurry, superlative most knurry)

  1. (obsolete) knotty
    • Now I am like the knurrie-bulked Oke,1593, Michael Drayton, The Shepheards Garland II: The Second Eglog
    • with huge paines and labor set all their braines awork how to contrive the knurriest arguments1652, Thomas Urquhart, The Jewel (Ekskybalauron)

Forms of knurry

comparativemore knurry
superlativemost knurry

Origin of knurry

From knur + -y.

Questions about knurry

What does knurry mean?
Knurry means knotty.
What part of speech is knurry?
Knurry is an adjective.
How do you pronounce knurry?
Knurry is pronounced /ˈnɜːɹi/.

Words near knurry in the dictionary

  1. knurls
  2. knurly
  3. knurr
  4. knurr and spell
  5. knurrs
  6. knurry
  7. knurs
  8. Knurów
  9. Knust
  10. Knusts
  11. knut

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