gnarled

/nˈɑːld/

/ˈnɑɹɫd/

gnarled

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

synonyms : gnarly

Examples

1. In his gnarled hand he held a flask containing the cure for all human ailments.

2. It had a great gnarled trunk, and the crown had been sawed off, and the stork had built his nest on the top of the trunk.

3. Also, she had to climb over huge logs and masses of gnarled roots in her way.

4. I can see there's kinda some gnarled areas on the back of the tail.