Gnarled
Gnarled adjective - Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots.
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Synonyms for Gnarled
Old and gnarled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Gnarled".
Nearby Word: gnarly
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- Talea fares particularly badly on books one and two, and Mudge looks old and gnarled on the latter as well (and also looks like a rat instead of an otter).
Source: Literature / Spellsinger - Antiquated Linguistics: One of Adrian's old professors favors an archaic form of German full of dialectal quirks, gnarled turns of phrase, and zesty, full-blooded epithets.
Source: Literature / Doctor Faustus - This is a case of Adaptational Attractiveness, as he quickly went from gnarled old man to grotesque zombie-like figure in the comics.
Source: The Man Behind The Monsters
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