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knotty > 4 senses
ADJECTIVE1knotty, baffling, problematic, problematical, toughMaking great mental demands
2knotty, gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knobbedUsed of old persons or old trees
3knotty, Byzantine, convoluted, involved, tangled, tortuousHighly complex or intricate
4knotty, knotted, snarled, snarlyTangled in knots or snarls
knotty > pronunciation
Soundsnaa'tiy
Rhymesability, abnormality, absentee, and 622 more rhymes in tiy...
knotty > adjective 1
MeaningMaking great mental demands. Hard to comprehend or solve or believe.
Examples"I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"
Synonymsbaffling, problematic, problematical, tough
Similar todifficult, hard
Nounsknottiness
knotty > adjective 2
MeaningUsed of old persons or old trees. Covered with knobs or knots.
Synonymsgnarled, gnarly, knotted, knobbed
Similar tocrooked
knotty > adjective 3
MeaningHighly complex or intricate.
Examples"a knotty problem"
SynonymsByzantine, convoluted, involved, tangled, tortuous
Similar tocomplex
Nounsknottiness
knotty > adjective 4
MeaningTangled in knots or snarls.
Synonymsknotted, snarled, snarly
Similar totangled
Nounsknot; knot

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