gnarly

FREQ #23719

a. 多瘤的, 粗糙的

发音

UK /ˈnɑːli/
AU
US /ˈnɑɹli/

词形变化

gnarlier 比较级 gnarlier gnarliest gnarliest 最高级

别名

gnarley knarly

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.

  2. 2.

    Excellent; attractive.

    过时 俚语
  3. 3.

    Dangerous; difficult.

    美国 过时 俚语

    a gnarly problem

  4. 4.

    Unpleasant, awful, ugly.

    美国 俚语

    We're not talking about a lame chick and a gnarly guy. We're talking about a couple of far-out dudes.

  5. 5.

    Unpleasant, awful, ugly.

    Of music or a sound: harsh.

    美国 俚语

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

knotted knotty gnarled knobbed

近义相关 1

crooked

词源

From gnarl (“knot in wood”) + -y. The slang senses were particularly popularized by US surf culture in the 1970s.

来源：wiktionary