- 1
Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.
- a gnarly stump
- 2
Excellent; attractive.datedslang
- a gnarly dude
- 3
Dangerous; difficult.USdatedslang
- a gnarly problem
- 4
Unpleasant, awful, ugly.USslang
- We're not talking about a lame chick and a gnarly guy. We're talking about a couple of far-out dudes.
- 5
Unpleasant, awful, ugly.; Of music or a sound: harsh.USslang
- Near-synonyms: cacophonic, discordant, jarring
syn. cool · rad · wicked · dreadful · nasty · awful