GNARLY - Definition

Pronunciation:		nârlee
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"

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	Synonyms:	crooked, gnarled, knobbed, knotted, knotty


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gnarl"y\, a. Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	/nar'lee/ Both obscure and hairy. "Yow! - the tuned assembler implementation of BitBlt is really gnarly!" From a similar but less specific usage in surfer slang. [Jargon File]