Definitions for gnarly

gnarly gnarl·y

Spelling: [nahr-lee]
IPA: /ˈnɑr li/

Gnarly is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in gnarly (aglnry).

Definitions for gnarly

adjective

  1. gnarled.
  2. Slang. distasteful; distressing; offensive; gross:

Origin of gnarly

First recorded in 1820-30; gnarl1 + -y1

Examples for gnarly

And as he peers he crooks one monstrous leg and with his gnarly toes scratches himself on the stomach.

Charred palm trees loomed over the road like gnarly fingers up through the ground.

“The gnarly trees, their twisted branches”—recommenced the top boy.

He was tall and gnarly and the point of his chin rested stiffly on the slope of his shoulder.

In front stands the old brown anvil set upon a gnarly maple block.

The latter had been shaved and smoothed over every gnarly place.

They were twisted and gnarly, and with scarcely the semblance of the full meaty calf such as graces your leg and mine.

A helicopter hovered overhead, catching every second of the gnarly ride.

The chance apple tree beside the road, with fruit too gnarly to eat, is common on roadsides throughout New England.

Work, especially, sees you getting kinks out of gnarly systems and operations.

Word Value for gnarly
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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