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Etymology

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From knur +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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