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Definitions for Knotty

[1] having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
[2] involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem.
[3] (of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots
[4] extremely difficult or intricate

Words related to Knotty

tricky, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, sticky, thorny, complicated, baffling, complex, difficult, elaborate, formidable, hard, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, rough, rugged, sophisticated, terrible

Words nearby Knotty

knothole, knotroot, knotted, knotter, knotting, knotty, knotty rhatany, knotweed, knotwork, knout, know

Origin of Knotty

First recorded in 1200–50, knotty is from the Middle English word cnotti. See knot1, -y1

Other words from Knotty

knot·ti·ly , adverb
knot·ti·ness , noun
un·knot·ty , adjective

Synonyms for Knotty

complicated, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, sticky, thorny, tricky, Gordian, baffling, complex, difficult, effortful, elaborate, formidable, hard, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, mazy, nodulous, problematical, ramified, reticular, rough, rugged, sophisticated, terrible, tough, uphill