gnarly

Questions about gnarly

What does gnarly mean?

gnarly means "used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots".

How many syllables are in gnarly?

gnarly has 2 syllables: gnar-ly. The stress falls on "gnar". In IPA it is /ˈnɑɹli/.

What is another word for gnarly?

Close synonyms include gnarled, knotted, knotty, knobbed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gnarly a common word?

gnarly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.