Word: knurly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: knurl
y
Definition: Gnarled or knotty; hard and misshapen.
Morphemes:
Affix: knur
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A knurl; a manufacturing process, typically conducted on a lathe, whereby a pattern of straight, angled or crossed lines is rolled into the material
Affix: -le
Language: en
Meaning: diminutive
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.