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Knotty

Full of knots.

📖 Definitions of "Knotty"

adjective

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
byzantinenoun	(history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
intricateverb	Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
convoluted	(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
complexnoun	Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
hardnoun	(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
difficultverb	Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
crooked	Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
problematicnoun	Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
tortuous	(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
labyrinthine	(figurative) Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
bafflingnoun	Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
tangled	Mixed up, interlaced.
involved	Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
gnarly	(slang, dated) Excellent; attractive.
problematical	Dubious or ambiguous.
knotted	Tied in knots.
gnarled	Made rough by age or hard work.
knobbed	Having a knob or knobs.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
knottedverb	Tied in knots.
gnarled	Made rough by age or hard work.
gnarly	(slang, dated) Excellent; attractive.
knobbed	Having a knob or knobs.
labyrinthine	(figurative) Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
crooked	Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
tortuous	(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
convoluted	(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
complex	Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
involved	Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
intricate	Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
difficult	Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
hard	(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
baffling	Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
problematic	Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
problematical	Dubious or ambiguous.
byzantine	(history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
tangled	Mixed up, interlaced.
knarry	(obsolete) knotty; gnarled
sticky	Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.