gnarled

Definition of Gnarled in English :

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

Example Sentences:
'gnarled and knotted hands'
'a knobbed stick'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gnarled

adjective

1.

having gnarls

2.

(esp of hands) rough, twisted, and weather-beaten in appearance

3.

perverse or ill-tempered

adjective

1.

knotty and twisted, as the trunk of an old tree

2.

roughened, hardened, sinewy, etc., as hands that do rough work

adj.

1. Having gnarls; knotty or misshapen: gnarled branches.

2. Rugged and roughened, as from old age or work: the gnarled hands of a carpenter.