knotty
Origin of knotty
1Other words for knotty
Other words from knotty
- knot·ti·ly, adverb
- knot·ti·ness, noun
- un·knot·ty, adjective
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How to use knotty in a sentence
So, with good ideas in the air, we plunge into one of the knottier sections of the story.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as he delves deeper into knottier concepts, The Unpersuadables begins to find its footing.
The Unpersuadables: Why Smart People Believe Crazy Theories | Kevin Canfield | March 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that raises an even knottier question: can there be art without intention?
Then he proceeded to rack his brains with a new and knottier problem than any which he had yet encountered.
The Voice on the Wire | Eustace Hale BallHe is a grand philosopher, and I wot well could explain a much knottier riddle, which we will presently submit to his acumen.
Rienzi | Edward Bulwer Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for knotty
/ (ˈnɒtɪ) /
(of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots
extremely difficult or intricate
Derived forms of knotty
- knottily, adverb
- knottiness, noun
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