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Definition of Knurly
1. Compar. Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.
Definition of Knurly
1. Adjective. Gnarled or knotty. Hard and misshapen ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knurly
1. gnarly [adj KNURLIER, KNURLIEST] - See also: gnarly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knurly
Literary usage of Knurly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the ... Session of the American Pomological Congress by American Pomological Society (1852)
"It has been fruited in Pennsylvania, and has become knurly. Mr. WALKER, of
Massachusetts. It has not proved in the neighborhood of Boston what we expected ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"knurly, sb. A small wooden ball used in the game of bandy. ... A knurly, qv L.
Omitted in bold, cold, fold, &c. Lace, va To beat, thrash, castigate. Common. ..."
3. The Agriculture of Massachusetts as Shown in Returns of the Agricultural by Charles Louis Flint (1854)
"... and so becoming stinted and knurly in its appearance, or falling prematurely;
and, by affording a constant flow of sap, gives the rejoicing cultivator ..."
4. A Warwickshire Word-book: Comprising Obsolescent and Dialect Words by G. F. Northall (1896)
"knurly, ab. A small wooden ball used in the game of bandy. ... (i) Short, thick,
sturdy of make, as 'A knurly little man.' Shrop., and elsewhere. ..."
5. Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York (1850)
"Mr. HOVEY had never known it to crack, but it was knurly some times. He had always
found it one of the best of pears—the very best American variety we had. ..."
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