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Webster 1913 Edition


Knotty

Knot′ty

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Knottier
;
sup
erl.
Knottiest
.]
1.
Full of knots; knotted; having many knots;
as,
knotty
timber; a
knotty
rope.
2.
Hard; rugged;
as, a
knotty
head
.
[R.]
Rewe.
3.
Difficult; intricate; perplexed.
A
knotty
point to which we now proceed
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition


Knotty

KNOT'TY

,
Adj.
not'ty. Full of knots; having many knots; as knotty timber.
1.
Hard; rugged; as a knotty head.
2.
Difficult; intricate; perplexed; as a knotty question or point.

Definition 2024


knotty

knotty

English

Adjective

knotty (comparative knottier or more knotty, superlative knottiest or most knotty)

  1. Full of knots.
    knotty pine
  2. Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult.
    a knotty problem

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