gnar vs gnarly

gnar

adj
  • Gnarly. 

verb
  • To snarl or growl. 

noun
  • Snow or an ocean wave. 

gnarly

adj
  • Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled. 

  • Unpleasant, awful, ugly. 

  • Excellent; attractive. 

  • Of music or a sound: harsh. 

  • Dangerous; difficult. 

How often have the words gnar and gnarly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )