2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] --Rewe.
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3. Difficult; intricate; perplexed.
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A knotty point to which we now proceed --Pope. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
knottiest — knot·ty || nÉ‘tɪ /nÉ’ adj. full of knots, full of loops and tangles that are hard to unravel; hard to solve, puzzling … English contemporary dictionary
Knottier — Knotty Knot ty, a. [Compar. {Knottier}; superl. {Knottiest}.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] Rewe. [1913 Webster] 3. Difficult; intricate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knotty — Knot ty, a. [Compar. {Knottier}; superl. {Knottiest}.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] Rewe. [1913 Webster] 3. Difficult; intricate; perplexed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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knotty — knottily, adv. knottiness, n. /not ee/, adj., knottier, knottiest. 1. having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood. 2. involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem. [1200 50; ME cnotti. See KNOT1, Y1] Syn. 2. complex, complicated. * … Universalium
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knotty — [[t]nɒ̱ti[/t]] knottier, knottiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. The new management team faces some knotty problems. Syn: thorny 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Knotty wood has a lot of small hard areas on it… … English dictionary
knotty — adjective (knottier, knottiest) 1》 full of knots. 2》 extremely difficult or intricate. Derivatives knottily adverb knottiness noun … English new terms dictionary
knotty — UK [ˈnɒtɪ] / US [ˈnɑtɪ] adjective Word forms knotty : adjective knotty comparative knottier superlative knottiest 1) difficult to solve or understand a knotty problem 2) knotty wood has a lot of round hard places in it … English dictionary
