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Knotty
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Meaning
Adj
●
Of
string
or something
stringlike
:
full
of, or
tied up
, in knots.
●
Of a part of the body, a
tree
, etc.:
full
of
knots
(knobs or
swellings
);
gnarled
, knobbly.
●
Complicated or
tricky
;
complex
, difficult.
●
Of an
austere
or
hard
nature
; rugged.
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Origin
knotty
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
knot
English
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Intricate
Thorny
Complex
Wurly
Wurlie
Subtle
Difficult
Antonyms
Simple
Uncomplicated
Related
Prickly
Stringy
Lumpy
Tangly
Wavy
Stemmy
Bushy
Bristly
Scratchy
Curly
Wooly
Frizzy
Mucky
Messy
Twisty
Jagged
Woolly
Poofy
Delicate
Bendy
Shaggy
Wispy
Wiry
Gnarled
Tangled
Wrinkly
Spiky
Matted
Drippy
Ropy
More
Rhymes
Totty
Zloty
Potty
Motty
Dotty
Motty
Thotty
Hottie
Knotty
Shotty
Spotty
Grotty
Blotty
Biscotti
Manicotti
Agnolotti
Panzerotti
Panzarotti
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