gnarly vs knotted

gnarly and knotted both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gnarly	No	Yes	No	No
knotted	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, gnarly and knotted are synonyms defined as:

gnarly and knotted: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

Other synonyms of gnarly include gnarled, knobbed, knotty.

gnarly (adjective)	knotted (adjective)
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots	used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
	tied with a knot