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knotty

[not-ee]

adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.

having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.

involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English cnotti. See knot¹, -y¹

Related forms

knot·ti·ly, adverb

knot·ti·ness, noun

un·knot·ty, adjective

Synonyms
2. complex, complicated.

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knotty (ˈnɒtɪ)

—*adj* , -tier, -tiest
1.	(of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots
2.	extremely difficult or intricate

'knottily

—*adv*

'knottiness

—n

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