Gnarly | 'närlē | adjective

Definition: Difficult, dangerous, or challenging. Very good; excellent.
Origin: Mid 19th century from gnarl + -y. gnarly (sense 2) was originally surfers' slang, perhaps from the appearance of rough sea.

Hand-drawn lettering sketch with classic ball point pen, black ink on grid paper.

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Special shout out to my daughter Lennox for her creative contributions to the sketch!