Knaggy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Knaggy is an adjective meaning Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
Meaning
Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Temperamentally rough.
Example Sentences
[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. Stiff-rumped, that's what he was, always rubbing the rust, or riding grub, like he had been for months past.
Word Forms
- knaggier
- knaggiest
Synonyms for knaggy
Depending on context, synonyms include bumpy, knotty, lumpy, coarse, craggy, harsh.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knagged, knotty, knurly, knarred, knappy, knobbled.
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