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gnarl⋅y

  [nahr-lee]
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–adjective, gnarl⋅i⋅er, gnarl⋅i⋅est.
1. gnarled.
2. Slang. distasteful; distressing; offensive; gross: a comic noted for his gnarly humor.
Origin:
1820–30; gnarl 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
gnarl⋅i⋅ness, noun
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gnarl·y   (när'lē)   
adj.  

  1. Gnarled; misshapen.

  2. Slang

    1. Remarkable; outstanding.

    2. Unpleasant; disgusting.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
(g)narly [ˈnɑrli]

  1. mod.
    extreme; excellent; great; superior. (California.) : This pizza is too gnarly for words!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

gnarly jargon
/nar'lee/ Both obscure and hairy. "Yow! - the tuned assembler implementation of BitBlt is really gnarly!" From a similar but less specific usage in surfer slang.
[The Jargon File]
(1996-09-17)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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