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- DictionaryKnot·ty/ˈnädē/
adjective
- 1. full of knots: "the room was paneled in knotty pine"
adjective. , knot·ti·er, knot·ti·est. having knots; knot; full of knots: knot: a knotty piece of wood. involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem. Synonyms: complicated, complex. knotty. / ˈnɒtɪ / adjective. (of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots. extremely difficult or intricate. Discover More. Derived Forms.
1. Tied or snarled in knots. 2. Covered with knots or knobs; gnarled. 3. Difficult to understand or solve: "[The columnist] supplies funny, wise responses to knotty ethical dilemmas posed by readers" (David Pogue). knot′ti·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. adjective. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious. “a knotty problem” synonyms: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, tangled, tortuous. complex. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Knotty."
6 days ago · 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve . The new management team faces some knotty problems. Synonyms: puzzling, hard, difficult, complex More Synonyms of knotty. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Knotty wood has a lot of small hard areas on it where branches once grew.
Mar 2, 2024 · From Middle English knotti, knotty (“having a knot in it; full of knots; tied together (?); resembling a knot, knotlike; having knobs or protuberances; bulging, convex; of a tree, branch, etc.: full of knots, gnarled; of a plant cutting to be grafted or planted: full of buds or eyes; having joints (?); having swollen joints; of flesh: glandular;...
having parts that are hard and twisted together. Definition of knotty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'knotty' 1. A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. [...] 2. Knotty wood has a lot of small hard areas on it where branches once grew. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'knotty' American English: nɒti British English: nɒti. More. Synonyms of 'knotty' • puzzling, hard, difficult, complex [...]
