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.
knotty — [nät′ē] adj. knottier, knottiest [ME] 1. having or full of knots [a knotty board] 2. hard to solve or explain; puzzling [a knotty problem] knottiness n … English World dictionary
knotty — index problematic, recondite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
knotty — (adj.) mid 13c. (figurative use early 13c.), from KNOT (Cf. knot) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Knottiness … Etymology dictionary
knotty — intricate, involved, complicated, *complex … New Dictionary of Synonyms
knotty — [adj] troublesome baffling, complex, complicated, difficult, effortful, elaborate, formidable, Gordian*, hard, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, mazy, mystifying, perplexing, problematical, puzzling, ramified, reticular, rough, rugged,… … New thesaurus
knotty — ► ADJECTIVE (knottier, knottiest) 1) full of knots. 2) extremely difficult or intricate … English terms dictionary
Knotty — The game of knotty is a Scottish team sport. It is a variation of the game of shinty as played in the fishing communities of Lybster, Caithness. It used to be played widely in the town, as was shinty in the rest of Caithness, but it ceased to be… … Wikipedia
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 — 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
knotty — knot|ty [ nati ] adjective 1. ) difficult to solve or understand: a knotty problem 2. ) knotty wood has a lot of round hard places in it: knotty pine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
