browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
knotty |
Grep of noun knotty knotty pine Overview of adj knotty The adj knotty has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical -- (making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home") 2. gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed -- (used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick") 3. Byzantine, convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous -- (highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months") Antonyms of adj knotty 3 senses of knotty Sense 1 baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Sense 2 gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight Sense 3 Byzantine, convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous INDIRECT (VIA complex) -> simple Similarity of adj knotty 3 senses of knotty Sense 1 baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical => difficult (vs. easy), hard Sense 2 gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed => crooked (vs. straight) Sense 3 Byzantine, convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous => complex (vs. simple) Attributes of adj knotty Familiarity of adj knotty knotty used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj knotty knotty Overview of adj knotty The adj knotty has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical -- (making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home") 2. gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed -- (used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick") 3. Byzantine, convoluted, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous -- (highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months")
knotty definition
This work is licensed under a
