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gnarly
[ nahr-lee ]
adjective
gnarlier, gnarliest.
- twisted with or as if with gnarls or knots; gnarled:
long and gnarly fingers.
- Slang. distasteful or distressing; offensive; gross:
a comic noted for his gnarly humor.
- Slang. excellent; wonderful:
The live album has some gnarly guitar riffs and sweet bass lines.
- Slang. difficult or dangerous:
the gnarly surf.
gnarly
/ ˈɑːɪ /
adjective
- another word for gnarled
- informal.good; great
- slang.surfing difficult and dangerous
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Contact often results in a gnarly skin rash.
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His legs are “still messed up” now, he told Bensinger, pulling up a pant leg to reveal a gnarly scarred calf.
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“Jessie’s Girl” rocker Rick Springfield says he lives with the lasting toll of a gnarly fall that happened decades ago.
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A few beats later, she slides in gossiping about Laurie’s menace of a kid and gnarly divorce.
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But behind this convivial scene a "gnarly and unpleasant" legal battle is underway.
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