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knotty

[ not-ee ]

adjective

knottier, knottiest.
  1. having knots; knot; full of knots: knot:

    a knotty piece of wood.

  2. involved, intricate, or difficult:

    a knotty problem.

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knotty

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. (of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots
  2. extremely difficult or intricate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԴdzٳپ, adverb
  • ˈԴdzٳپԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Դdzt· adverb
  • Դdzt·Ա noun
  • ܲ·Դdzt adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of knotty1

First recorded in 1200–50, knotty is from the Middle English word cnotti. See knot 1, -y 1
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But that’s one episode — one and a half, if we treat “Plaything” as the preamble to a robust and morally knotty drama about humanity’s next stage of evolution — out of half a dozen.

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The singer's infectious energy and knotty pop-rock songs have been picking up new fans in every city.

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But it doesn’t just speak to the grim fact that many distributors balk at the film’s knotty subject matter, it also suggests that academy voters can still recognize great, revolutionary cinema when they see it.

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It was while peeling a knotty hunk of ginger in a soupy kitchen that I first began to appreciate the fine art of slowing down.

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But the real crucible for the mayor is only just beginning to take shape, with her political prospects inextricably tied to the almost unfathomably knotty recovery ahead.

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