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   knotty

   /ˈnɒti/

   adjective

   • 1. full of knots: "panelling in knotty pine" Similar gnarledknottedknurlednodularknobblylumpybumpyruggedroughcoarserare:nodulousnodoseknottedtangledtanglytwistedentangledravelledsnarledmatted
   • 2. extremely difficult or complex: "a knotty legal problem" Similar complexcomplicatedinvolvedintricateconvolutedByzantinetangledtortuousdifficulthardthornytaxingawkwardtrickyproblematictroublesomeperplexingbafflingmystifyingobscureunfathomableunanswerableinsolubleimpenetrableformal:involuteinvolutedOpposite straightforwardsimple

   Derivatives

   • 1. knottily adverb
   • 2. knottiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKNOTTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   KNOTTY definition: 1. (of a problem or difficulty) complicated and difficult to solve: 2. with a lot of knots: 3…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › knottyKnotty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of KNOTTY is marked by or full of knots; especially : so full of difficulties and complications as to be likely to defy solution. How to use knotty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Knotty.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › knottyKNOTTY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Knotty definition: having knots; full of knots. See examples of KNOTTY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryKNOTTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Knotty means complicated and difficult to solve, or with a lot of knots in wood. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from various sources.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKNOTTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Knotty means having or full of knots, or extremely difficult or intricate. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, examples, and usage of knotty in British and American English.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › knottyKnotty - definition of knotty by The Free Dictionary

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   Knotty means having or full of knots, or difficult to understand or solve. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, and see examples and related words.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › knottyKnotty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe. “I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast” synonyms: baffling, elusive, problematic, problematical, tough. difficult, hard. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. adjective.