gnarly

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  1. adjective Gnarled; misshapen.
  2. adjective Slang Remarkable; outstanding.
  3. adjective Slang Unpleasant; disgusting.

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  • Do you want to know the most raw, gnarly, and downright —  A & R
  • These are big, gnarly, complicated, subtle issues, every one of them. —  Weblogg-ed
  • "They're just oddly shaped and gnarly," I went on. —  Mattress Police
  • Real time search is to you what using the word "gnarly" first was on the playground back when we were in 4th grade - you are the channel for hip. —  bub.blicio.us
  • The air traffic control issues are pretty gnarly, too - departures conflicting with arrivals into LHR, LCY and LGW. —  AGORAVOX - The Citizen Media
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  1. Prop. knarly; from gnarl, knarl, + -y.
 

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/ˈnɑrli/
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