† knurryadj.

Etymology: < knur n. + -y suffix¹.

Obsolete.

1. Full of knurs, knotty, gnarled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] > having (a) protuberance(s) > having knobbles or knots

knurneda1225

warreda1398

knarryc1405

knottyc1405

knurredc1430

knurry1513

knobby1526

knurrish1530

knappy1552

bunchy1562

gouty1597

nody1611

boiny1615

gnarleda1616

nodosous1623

nodose1657

tuberose1704

nodated1710

knablick1788

tuberculed1798

knubbly1809

knubby1828

nubbly1829

knobbled1840

knobbly1844

knarred1849

nubby1864

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. ix. 71 Wyth ane knotty club and knorry heid.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. T. More in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 99 Thee knurrye knob oake tree,..in strength surpasseth a smooth slip.

1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels To Rdr. 7 Knottie or knurrie hard logs doe craue strong yron wedges.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 217 Poplars and Abeles [on] coming to be very old are apt to grow knurry and out of proportion.

2. figurative. ‘Knotty’, perplexing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adjective] > difficult to solve

knurry1615

puzzling1638

snaggled1896

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 304 The second Question is more obscure and the more knurrie knotte a great deale to riue.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 95 Set all their braines awork, how to contrive the knurriest arguments.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	knurry
释义	† knurryadj. Etymology: < knur n. + -y suffix¹. Obsolete. 1. Full of knurs, knotty, gnarled. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] > having (a) protuberance(s) > having knobbles or knots knurneda1225 warreda1398 knarryc1405 knottyc1405 knurredc1430 knurry1513 knobby1526 knurrish1530 knappy1552 bunchy1562 gouty1597 nody1611 boiny1615 gnarleda1616 nodosous1623 nodose1657 tuberose1704 nodated1710 knablick1788 tuberculed1798 knubbly1809 knubby1828 nubbly1829 knobbled1840 knobbly1844 knarred1849 nubby1864 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. ix. 71 Wyth ane knotty club and knorry heid. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. T. More in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 99 Thee knurrye knob oake tree,..in strength surpasseth a smooth slip. 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels To Rdr. 7 Knottie or knurrie hard logs doe craue strong yron wedges. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 217 Poplars and Abeles [on] coming to be very old are apt to grow knurry and out of proportion. 2. figurative. ‘Knotty’, perplexing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adjective] > difficult to solve knurry1615 puzzling1638 snaggled1896 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 304 The second Question is more obscure and the more knurrie knotte a great deale to riue. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 95 Set all their braines awork, how to contrive the knurriest arguments. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1513
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