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knotty::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | baffling, elusive, problematic, problematical, tough |
| Derivation | knottiness |
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast.
knotty::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | byzantine, convoluted, involved, tangled, tortuous |
| Derivation | knottiness |
a knotty problem.
Examples of knotty
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Beetroot juice, as the name implies, is created from the knotty parts of a beet.
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Will there be knotty intellectual property issues surrounding these techniques?
From the forbes.com
The interior, walled in knotty-pine paneling, has the feel of an Alpine chalet.
From the sfgate.com
It's a knotty problem, one that will require all our best efforts to untangle it.
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Knotty alder is popular with homeowners who are looking to achieve a Tuscan look.
From the stltoday.com
Home come the kids, plus assorted spouses, offspring, lovers and knotty problems.
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The walls, the built-in bookcases and the cabinetry are all knotty pine paneling.
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It's no secret Triple J has been in a knotty situation with the feds for years.
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Various knotty details added character and incident, relished by the musicians.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Baffling: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
- Gnarled: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"
- Byzantine: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; ...
- Tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"
- The game of knotty is a Scottish team sport. It is a variation of the game of shinty as played in the fishing communities of Lybster, Caithness. ...
- Full of knots; Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult
- Knots are allowed on the front side, solid or cracked but structurally sound.
