gnarlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɑːli/, U.S.

/ˈnɑrli/

Etymology: < gnarl n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare knurly adj.

a. = gnarled adj.

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the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [adjective] > of or having knots

knarryc1405

knottedc1440

crabbed?1518

knubbed1567

warried1567

warry1567

scraggy1574

crab-knob1582

knurly1602

gnarleda1616

thwarterous1625

nodous1646

snubbya1758

snarly1770

swirly1786

gnarly1846

knarred1849

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 180/1 Like a dry and gnarly log of mountain-ash.

1877 Fraser's Mag. 15 110 From a gnarly branch a delicate blossom issues.

in combination.1877 S. Lanier Hard Times in Elfland 70 An aged Ram, flapp'd, gnarly-horn'd.

b. transferred. Of a person.

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1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies vii, in Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 327/2 A little dogged, hard, gnarly, foursquare brick of an English boy.

1865 Q. Rev. July 85 He [Browning] loves a gnarly character, or a knotty problem.

1876 S. Lanier Waving Corn in Poems 1 Ploughman, whose gnarly hand yet kindly wheeled Thy plough.

Draft additions March 2003

slang.

a. Originally U.S. surfing. [Perhaps with reference to the appearance of rough sea.] Dangerous, challenging.

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1977 Surfer Mar. 43 (caption) When the swell struck, the North Shore got gnarly, and the wise ones hit the outer islands where the energy was just as juicy but a bit more organized.

1987 Dirt Wheels Mag. Aug. 73/3 It turned quicker and there was less violent feedback through the bars over gnarly terrain.

1991 Climbing Feb. 107/1 Throwing for holds, she battles through the gnarly first sequence, but fails trying to clip a bolt above.

1998 Dirt Jan. 26/2 Soon you were picking up speed in to the final short section of single track. This was ‘Devil's Drop’, not exactly knarly, but the fast sweeping exit had you fighting with the rear end to keep the whole thing on-line.

b. Originally and chiefly U.S. Awful, unpleasant, unattractive.

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1978 G. Kimberly Skateboard xvi. 119 ‘I just wish he'd lay off Jason's case.’.. ‘Yeah,..ever since he got that shiner it seems that somebody's giving him pressure or something.’.. Peter laughed. ‘Yeah, intense pressure. Right in the eye. That's pretty gnarly, too.’

1981 D. Jenkins Baja Oklahoma 269 We're not talking about a lame chick and a gnarly guy. We're talking about a couple of far-out dudes.

1996 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 11 Oct. 22 d Italian train stations can be pretty gnarly places—until you find the cafe bar.

1997 People (Nexis) 14 Apr. 67 ‘She came [to the audition] in scruffy jeans and had a big [appendectomy] scar on her belly’, recalls..the show's executive consultant. ‘She was really gnarly, hair flying in every direction. Afterwards, she..became the most charming, chatty Australian girl.’

c. Originally and chiefly U.S. Excellent, cool, attractive.

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1982 J. A. Posserello Totally Awesome Val Guide 42 Stylish Belt. ‘It looks totally gnarly.’

1986 K. Friedman Greenwich Killing Time xxxi. 115 You're going to make some lucky guy a pretty gnarly housewife.

1991 Tulsa World (Nexis) 17 Jan. c1 The denim fashions, he said, are aimed at nearly everybody, including men and women, children and teens, surfers and skateboarders and cowboys. ‘This to me is gnarly. Cool. Radical. Intense. It makes a statement’, he said.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 16 Jan. (Mag.) 5/1 There ain't nothing gnarlier (apparently) than slapping on some brightly-coloured sunblock to ward off the blinding spectre of dangerous, snow-reflected sunlight.

d. Originally and chiefly U.S. Of music, sound, etc.: harsh, grating.

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1986 Los Angeles Times 12 Oct. (Calendar) 61/2 [She] displays the same love of gnarly fuzztones and shout-it-out-loud choruses that began back in her daze [sic] with local all-girl rockers the Runaways.

1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life xii. 180 I lean closer so I can hear what he's saying. Finally he says, in this gnarly whisper, tell her I love her.

1994 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 24 Mar. e1 ‘In My Command’ featured Finn doing his most convincing John Lennon impression, as Hart tortured gnarly electric guitar lines out his instrument.

2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 28 Jan. b1/4 Mr. Dohnanyi presented..two gnarly and riveting recent works in their New York premieres:..Wolfgang Rihm's ‘“Concerto”, Dithyrambe’ for String Quartet and Orchestra (2000), and..Sir Harrison Birtwistle's ‘Shadow of Night’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gnarly
释义	gnarlyadj. Brit. /ˈnɑːli/, U.S. /ˈnɑrli/ Etymology: < gnarl n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Compare knurly adj. a. = gnarled adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [adjective] > of or having knots knarryc1405 knottedc1440 crabbed?1518 knubbed1567 warried1567 warry1567 scraggy1574 crab-knob1582 knurly1602 gnarleda1616 thwarterous1625 nodous1646 snubbya1758 snarly1770 swirly1786 gnarly1846 knarred1849 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 180/1 Like a dry and gnarly log of mountain-ash. 1877 Fraser's Mag. 15 110 From a gnarly branch a delicate blossom issues. in combination.1877 S. Lanier Hard Times in Elfland 70 An aged Ram, flapp'd, gnarly-horn'd. b. transferred. Of a person. ΚΠ 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies vii, in Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 327/2 A little dogged, hard, gnarly, foursquare brick of an English boy. 1865 Q. Rev. July 85 He [Browning] loves a gnarly character, or a knotty problem. 1876 S. Lanier Waving Corn in Poems 1 Ploughman, whose gnarly hand yet kindly wheeled Thy plough. Draft additions March 2003 slang. a. Originally U.S. surfing. [Perhaps with reference to the appearance of rough sea.] Dangerous, challenging. ΚΠ 1977 Surfer Mar. 43 (caption) When the swell struck, the North Shore got gnarly, and the wise ones hit the outer islands where the energy was just as juicy but a bit more organized. 1987 Dirt Wheels Mag. Aug. 73/3 It turned quicker and there was less violent feedback through the bars over gnarly terrain. 1991 Climbing Feb. 107/1 Throwing for holds, she battles through the gnarly first sequence, but fails trying to clip a bolt above. 1998 Dirt Jan. 26/2 Soon you were picking up speed in to the final short section of single track. This was ‘Devil's Drop’, not exactly knarly, but the fast sweeping exit had you fighting with the rear end to keep the whole thing on-line. b. Originally and chiefly U.S. Awful, unpleasant, unattractive. ΚΠ 1978 G. Kimberly Skateboard xvi. 119 ‘I just wish he'd lay off Jason's case.’.. ‘Yeah,..ever since he got that shiner it seems that somebody's giving him pressure or something.’.. Peter laughed. ‘Yeah, intense pressure. Right in the eye. That's pretty gnarly, too.’ 1981 D. Jenkins Baja Oklahoma 269 We're not talking about a lame chick and a gnarly guy. We're talking about a couple of far-out dudes. 1996 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 11 Oct. 22 d Italian train stations can be pretty gnarly places—until you find the cafe bar. 1997 People (Nexis) 14 Apr. 67 ‘She came [to the audition] in scruffy jeans and had a big [appendectomy] scar on her belly’, recalls..the show's executive consultant. ‘She was really gnarly, hair flying in every direction. Afterwards, she..became the most charming, chatty Australian girl.’ c. Originally and chiefly U.S. Excellent, cool, attractive. ΚΠ 1982 J. A. Posserello Totally Awesome Val Guide 42 Stylish Belt. ‘It looks totally gnarly.’ 1986 K. Friedman Greenwich Killing Time xxxi. 115 You're going to make some lucky guy a pretty gnarly housewife. 1991 Tulsa World (Nexis) 17 Jan. c1 The denim fashions, he said, are aimed at nearly everybody, including men and women, children and teens, surfers and skateboarders and cowboys. ‘This to me is gnarly. Cool. Radical. Intense. It makes a statement’, he said. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 16 Jan. (Mag.) 5/1 There ain't nothing gnarlier (apparently) than slapping on some brightly-coloured sunblock to ward off the blinding spectre of dangerous, snow-reflected sunlight. d. Originally and chiefly U.S. Of music, sound, etc.: harsh, grating. ΚΠ 1986 Los Angeles Times 12 Oct. (Calendar) 61/2 [She] displays the same love of gnarly fuzztones and shout-it-out-loud choruses that began back in her daze [sic] with local all-girl rockers the Runaways. 1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life xii. 180 I lean closer so I can hear what he's saying. Finally he says, in this gnarly whisper, tell her I love her. 1994 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 24 Mar. e1 ‘In My Command’ featured Finn doing his most convincing John Lennon impression, as Hart tortured gnarly electric guitar lines out his instrument. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 28 Jan. b1/4 Mr. Dohnanyi presented..two gnarly and riveting recent works in their New York premieres:..Wolfgang Rihm's ‘“Concerto”, Dithyrambe’ for String Quartet and Orchestra (2000), and..Sir Harrison Birtwistle's ‘Shadow of Night’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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