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knot·ty
knotty
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- pronunciation:
- na
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
knottier, knottiest |
definition 1: |
difficult to understand or solve; complex; intricate.
It was a knotty problem that engendered hours of debate among the committee members.I love to solve these knotty puzzles.- antonyms:
- easy, simple
- similar words:
- difficult
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definition 2: |
having knots, as pine or other wood.
The walls are of knotty pine. |
related words: |
complicate, gnarled, hard, intricate, tough, troublesome |
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derivations: |
knottily (adv.), knottiness (n.) |
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