knotted vs gnarly

knotted and gnarly both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, knotted and gnarly are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of knotted include gnarled, knobbed, knotty.

knotted (adjective)	gnarly (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