knurliest

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knurliest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Knurly \Knurl"y\ (n[^u]rl"[y^]), [Compar. Knurlier
     (n[^u]rl"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Knurliest.] [See Knur, and
     cf. Gnarly.]
     Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or
     resisting much.
     [1913 Webster]