Shakespearean Imagination

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Friends, what cheer?

It's Wednesday again, which means another installment of Shakespearean Imagination!

Without further ado, I give you today’s word:

gnarled : gnarled /närld/ (adjective):

adjective
- knobbly, rough, and twisted, particularly with age



Synonyms : knobbly, knotty, knotted, gnarly, lumpy, bumpy, nodular, twisted, bent, crooked, distorted, contorted



First seen in Shakespeare's Measure For Measure (written 1604- 1605). The full text of the play may be found here.

Comments

[murielle.livejournal.com]

And this is one of the reasons that Wednesday is my second favorite day. :-)

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

I'm a Wednesday lover too and continue to be amazed at the amount of useful words in this theme!

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Yes! Useful and often used. :-)

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Totally gnarly, dude.

---L.