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knottiness

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knot⋅ty

  [not-ee]
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–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
1. having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
2. involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem.
Origin:
1200–50; ME cnotti. See knot 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
knot⋅ti⋅ly, adverb
knot⋅ti⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. complex, complicated.
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knot·ty   (nŏt'ē)   
adj.   knot·ti·er, knot·ti·est

  1. Tied or snarled in knots.

  2. Covered with knots or knobs; gnarled.

  3. Difficult to understand or solve. See Synonyms at complex.

knot'ti·ness n.
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