knurry

English

Etymology

From knur +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɜːɹi/

Adjective

knurry (comparative more knurry, superlative most knurry)

1. (obsolete) knotty
   • 1593, Michael Drayton, The Shepheards Garland II: The Second Eglog‎^[1]:

     Now I am like the knurrie-bulked Oke,

   • 1652, Thomas Urquhart, The Jewel (Ekskybalauron):

     with huge paines and labor set all their braines awork how to contrive the knurriest arguments

References

• “knurry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.