Definition of knotty in English:

knotty

adjectiveknottiest, knottier ˈnɒtiˈnɑdi

1Full of knots.
panelling in knotty pine
用多节的松木做成的镶板。
Example sentencesExamples
- Bright-coloured petals in contrast with the knotty, wrinkled old branches of the trees have provided inspiration to poets and painters for centuries.
- The boat's knotty pine interior brought back memories of an Adirondack camp.
- Wood - in the simple knotty pine cabinets and furniture pieces - adds warmth.
- The bunnies, all Cashmere Lops, were said to be in a good condition, albeit with slightly knotty coats.
- The room's ceiling was very high, with beams of knotty pine that looked dusty from neglect.
- Here, raised-panel cabinets crafted of knotty pine evoke the old-world charm of French country kitchens.
- Indirect sunlight filters into the cool, shadowy space and creates a reddish glow off the smooth boards and knotty trunks.
- She closed the shower curtain and entangled her fingers in her knotty hair.
- It remains a casual place, more knotty pine than mahogany - even though for generations it has been a second home for many Hollywood stars who first discovered it when they came up for filming.
- When Arthur comes in from work in his bib and brace, his sleeves are rolled up above his elbows, and I see the inside of his arms, the sinews and knotty veins.
- The man was wide across the shoulders, the madras plaid making him look like a senior-division body builder, knotty arms twisting from his sleeves.
- B-I-N will seal porous surfaces, like new wood, and seal off knots and sappy streaks in knotty pine so they won't bleed through and ruin the paint job.
- On the inside is knotty pine for the walls/ceiling and an oak hardwood floor.
- My black hair streamed out behind me knotty and tangled from last night.
- These range from the pale silvery hue of maple to the warm gold, knotty style of pine, and from the classic mid-brown of oak to the rich darkness of walnut.
- She really didn't understand how her hair got so knotty.
- Hotel du Lac Carling is quiet, with an understated ambience that washes over you as soon as you pull up beside the waterfall in front of a modern gray stone and knotty pine lodge.
- Dotted with extraordinary trees like the baobab with its thick knotty trunk and root-like branches, the park teems with wildlife.
- The 31-room lodge sits right on Lake Superior and is all Scandinavian, with hand-hewn beams, massive stone fireplaces, and guest rooms of high-gloss knotty pine.
- Step one of Judy's transformation was to tackle the stained knotty pine walls with ‘quite a few gallons of paint.’
Synonyms
gnarled, knotted, knurled, nodular, knobbly, lumpy, bumpy, rugged, rough, coarse
rare nodulous, nodose
knotted, tangled, tangly, twisted, entangled, ravelled, snarled, matted
2Extremely difficult or complex.
a knotty legal problem
Example sentencesExamples
- Some participants in the talks expressed hope that the agreement would create momentum for compromise on other knotty issues such as Social Security and immigration.
- Mr Dexter said: ‘Insurance is increasingly becoming a knotty problem.’
- The newspaper also dwells on the jury selection in the original federal trial, but it never once mentions the truly knotty constitutional issue involved - double jeopardy.
- He spent much time trying to tease out this knotty problem with Laing.
- The center tries to foment debate, providing daily forums for visitors to discuss knotty topics (such as free speech, privacy and the Internet, the day I was there).
- There's no shortage of playwrights wrestling with the knotty problems of the modern world.
- After the keynote speech, Ando unwound at a dinner for a few journalists, where talk turned to the knotty problem of digital rights.
- For all its knotty problems, Yahoo still remains in a far better position to regain and increase its value than many other competing companies that were affected by the deflation of the Internet phenomenon.
- Family businesses present an especially knotty problem because in those companies, power is often wielded by owners wedded to the past.
- The story raises a knotty, if hypothetical, issue: Is it possible that well-intentioned efforts like the Jordan Valley project might ultimately be self-defeating?
- That brings us back to the knotty dilemma of the reliability of intelligence information and the difficulty in interpreting it.
- This in turn relates to knotty questions about the legitimacy of intervention and ‘just war’ concepts.
- She says that despite their political differences, Johnson's the first person to turn to over any knotty policy question.
- Several knotty taxonomic problems were addressed in this issue.
- Mainstream economists, when faced with this knotty problem, reply that there is nothing wrong with using models with unrealistic assumptions - as long as the models accurately predict events.
- But don't think that specialized clinics are the only places prepared to help couples deal with this knotty problem.
- Confusion about what is and is not within the legitimate scope of medicine risks leading the profession into a future full of unmet expectations and knotty ethical quandaries.
- This is the knotty problem facing many Chinese and foreign automakers, who must choose between two international auto shows to be held in Shanghai this year.
- I know its a knotty problem with lots of attendant issues, but it's well worth mulling over the possibilities.
- A strong political will on part of the government and a positive, sincere approach from authorities is needed to solve this knotty problem.
Synonyms
complex, complicated, involved, intricate, convoluted, Byzantine, tangled, tortuous
difficult, hard, thorny, taxing, awkward, tricky, problematic, troublesome, perplexing, baffling, mystifying, obscure, unfathomable, unanswerable, insoluble, impenetrable
formal involute, involuted

Derivatives

knottily

adverb

knottiness

noun ˈnɒtɪnəsˈnɑdinəs

The difficulty and complexity of the play's plotting is matched by an unusual density and knottiness of syntax.
Example sentencesExamples
- This may seem like it has the knottiness and subterfuge of a good spy thriller, but it fails as a drama because every climax is a false climax.

Rhymes

dotty, grotty, hottie, Lanzarote, Lottie, Pavarotti, potty, Scottie, snotty, spotty, totty, yachtie, zloty

Definition of knotty in US English:

knotty

adjectiveˈnɑdiˈnädē

1Full of knots.
the room was paneled in knotty pine
Example sentencesExamples
- Bright-coloured petals in contrast with the knotty, wrinkled old branches of the trees have provided inspiration to poets and painters for centuries.
- Step one of Judy's transformation was to tackle the stained knotty pine walls with ‘quite a few gallons of paint.’
- She closed the shower curtain and entangled her fingers in her knotty hair.
- Hotel du Lac Carling is quiet, with an understated ambience that washes over you as soon as you pull up beside the waterfall in front of a modern gray stone and knotty pine lodge.
- My black hair streamed out behind me knotty and tangled from last night.
- The bunnies, all Cashmere Lops, were said to be in a good condition, albeit with slightly knotty coats.
- B-I-N will seal porous surfaces, like new wood, and seal off knots and sappy streaks in knotty pine so they won't bleed through and ruin the paint job.
- The 31-room lodge sits right on Lake Superior and is all Scandinavian, with hand-hewn beams, massive stone fireplaces, and guest rooms of high-gloss knotty pine.
- She really didn't understand how her hair got so knotty.
- Wood - in the simple knotty pine cabinets and furniture pieces - adds warmth.
- The room's ceiling was very high, with beams of knotty pine that looked dusty from neglect.
- Indirect sunlight filters into the cool, shadowy space and creates a reddish glow off the smooth boards and knotty trunks.
- When Arthur comes in from work in his bib and brace, his sleeves are rolled up above his elbows, and I see the inside of his arms, the sinews and knotty veins.
- Here, raised-panel cabinets crafted of knotty pine evoke the old-world charm of French country kitchens.
- The man was wide across the shoulders, the madras plaid making him look like a senior-division body builder, knotty arms twisting from his sleeves.
- On the inside is knotty pine for the walls/ceiling and an oak hardwood floor.
- Dotted with extraordinary trees like the baobab with its thick knotty trunk and root-like branches, the park teems with wildlife.
- It remains a casual place, more knotty pine than mahogany - even though for generations it has been a second home for many Hollywood stars who first discovered it when they came up for filming.
- The boat's knotty pine interior brought back memories of an Adirondack camp.
- These range from the pale silvery hue of maple to the warm gold, knotty style of pine, and from the classic mid-brown of oak to the rich darkness of walnut.
Synonyms
gnarled, knotted, knurled, nodular, knobbly, lumpy, bumpy, rugged, rough, coarse
knotted, tangled, tangly, twisted, entangled, ravelled, snarled, matted
1. 1.1 (of a problem or matter) extremely difficult or intricate.
  （问题，事情）棘手的，复杂的
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is the knotty problem facing many Chinese and foreign automakers, who must choose between two international auto shows to be held in Shanghai this year.
  After the keynote speech, Ando unwound at a dinner for a few journalists, where talk turned to the knotty problem of digital rights.
  For all its knotty problems, Yahoo still remains in a far better position to regain and increase its value than many other competing companies that were affected by the deflation of the Internet phenomenon.
  There's no shortage of playwrights wrestling with the knotty problems of the modern world.
  I know its a knotty problem with lots of attendant issues, but it's well worth mulling over the possibilities.
  This in turn relates to knotty questions about the legitimacy of intervention and ‘just war’ concepts.
  Confusion about what is and is not within the legitimate scope of medicine risks leading the profession into a future full of unmet expectations and knotty ethical quandaries.
  Mr Dexter said: ‘Insurance is increasingly becoming a knotty problem.’
  Several knotty taxonomic problems were addressed in this issue.
  The story raises a knotty, if hypothetical, issue: Is it possible that well-intentioned efforts like the Jordan Valley project might ultimately be self-defeating?
  But don't think that specialized clinics are the only places prepared to help couples deal with this knotty problem.
  That brings us back to the knotty dilemma of the reliability of intelligence information and the difficulty in interpreting it.
  She says that despite their political differences, Johnson's the first person to turn to over any knotty policy question.
  The center tries to foment debate, providing daily forums for visitors to discuss knotty topics (such as free speech, privacy and the Internet, the day I was there).
  Family businesses present an especially knotty problem because in those companies, power is often wielded by owners wedded to the past.
  Some participants in the talks expressed hope that the agreement would create momentum for compromise on other knotty issues such as Social Security and immigration.
  He spent much time trying to tease out this knotty problem with Laing.
  A strong political will on part of the government and a positive, sincere approach from authorities is needed to solve this knotty problem.
  Mainstream economists, when faced with this knotty problem, reply that there is nothing wrong with using models with unrealistic assumptions - as long as the models accurately predict events.
  The newspaper also dwells on the jury selection in the original federal trial, but it never once mentions the truly knotty constitutional issue involved - double jeopardy.
  Synonyms
  complex, complicated, involved, intricate, convoluted, byzantine, tangled, tortuous

单词	knotty
释义	Definition of knotty in English: knotty adjectiveknottiest, knottier ˈnɒtiˈnɑdi 1Full of knots. panelling in knotty pine 用多节的松木做成的镶板。 Example sentencesExamples Bright-coloured petals in contrast with the knotty, wrinkled old branches of the trees have provided inspiration to poets and painters for centuries. The boat's knotty pine interior brought back memories of an Adirondack camp. Wood - in the simple knotty pine cabinets and furniture pieces - adds warmth. The bunnies, all Cashmere Lops, were said to be in a good condition, albeit with slightly knotty coats. The room's ceiling was very high, with beams of knotty pine that looked dusty from neglect. Here, raised-panel cabinets crafted of knotty pine evoke the old-world charm of French country kitchens. Indirect sunlight filters into the cool, shadowy space and creates a reddish glow off the smooth boards and knotty trunks. She closed the shower curtain and entangled her fingers in her knotty hair. It remains a casual place, more knotty pine than mahogany - even though for generations it has been a second home for many Hollywood stars who first discovered it when they came up for filming. When Arthur comes in from work in his bib and brace, his sleeves are rolled up above his elbows, and I see the inside of his arms, the sinews and knotty veins. The man was wide across the shoulders, the madras plaid making him look like a senior-division body builder, knotty arms twisting from his sleeves. B-I-N will seal porous surfaces, like new wood, and seal off knots and sappy streaks in knotty pine so they won't bleed through and ruin the paint job. On the inside is knotty pine for the walls/ceiling and an oak hardwood floor. My black hair streamed out behind me knotty and tangled from last night. These range from the pale silvery hue of maple to the warm gold, knotty style of pine, and from the classic mid-brown of oak to the rich darkness of walnut. She really didn't understand how her hair got so knotty. Hotel du Lac Carling is quiet, with an understated ambience that washes over you as soon as you pull up beside the waterfall in front of a modern gray stone and knotty pine lodge. Dotted with extraordinary trees like the baobab with its thick knotty trunk and root-like branches, the park teems with wildlife. The 31-room lodge sits right on Lake Superior and is all Scandinavian, with hand-hewn beams, massive stone fireplaces, and guest rooms of high-gloss knotty pine. Step one of Judy's transformation was to tackle the stained knotty pine walls with ‘quite a few gallons of paint.’ Synonyms gnarled, knotted, knurled, nodular, knobbly, lumpy, bumpy, rugged, rough, coarse rare nodulous, nodose knotted, tangled, tangly, twisted, entangled, ravelled, snarled, matted 2Extremely difficult or complex. a knotty legal problem Example sentencesExamples Some participants in the talks expressed hope that the agreement would create momentum for compromise on other knotty issues such as Social Security and immigration. Mr Dexter said: ‘Insurance is increasingly becoming a knotty problem.’ The newspaper also dwells on the jury selection in the original federal trial, but it never once mentions the truly knotty constitutional issue involved - double jeopardy. He spent much time trying to tease out this knotty problem with Laing. The center tries to foment debate, providing daily forums for visitors to discuss knotty topics (such as free speech, privacy and the Internet, the day I was there). There's no shortage of playwrights wrestling with the knotty problems of the modern world. After the keynote speech, Ando unwound at a dinner for a few journalists, where talk turned to the knotty problem of digital rights. For all its knotty problems, Yahoo still remains in a far better position to regain and increase its value than many other competing companies that were affected by the deflation of the Internet phenomenon. Family businesses present an especially knotty problem because in those companies, power is often wielded by owners wedded to the past. The story raises a knotty, if hypothetical, issue: Is it possible that well-intentioned efforts like the Jordan Valley project might ultimately be self-defeating? That brings us back to the knotty dilemma of the reliability of intelligence information and the difficulty in interpreting it. This in turn relates to knotty questions about the legitimacy of intervention and ‘just war’ concepts. She says that despite their political differences, Johnson's the first person to turn to over any knotty policy question. Several knotty taxonomic problems were addressed in this issue. Mainstream economists, when faced with this knotty problem, reply that there is nothing wrong with using models with unrealistic assumptions - as long as the models accurately predict events. But don't think that specialized clinics are the only places prepared to help couples deal with this knotty problem. Confusion about what is and is not within the legitimate scope of medicine risks leading the profession into a future full of unmet expectations and knotty ethical quandaries. This is the knotty problem facing many Chinese and foreign automakers, who must choose between two international auto shows to be held in Shanghai this year. I know its a knotty problem with lots of attendant issues, but it's well worth mulling over the possibilities. A strong political will on part of the government and a positive, sincere approach from authorities is needed to solve this knotty problem. Synonyms complex, complicated, involved, intricate, convoluted, Byzantine, tangled, tortuous difficult, hard, thorny, taxing, awkward, tricky, problematic, troublesome, perplexing, baffling, mystifying, obscure, unfathomable, unanswerable, insoluble, impenetrable formal involute, involuted Derivatives knottily adverb knottiness noun ˈnɒtɪnəsˈnɑdinəs The difficulty and complexity of the play's plotting is matched by an unusual density and knottiness of syntax. Example sentencesExamples This may seem like it has the knottiness and subterfuge of a good spy thriller, but it fails as a drama because every climax is a false climax. Rhymes dotty, grotty, hottie, Lanzarote, Lottie, Pavarotti, potty, Scottie, snotty, spotty, totty, yachtie, zloty Definition of knotty in US English: knotty adjectiveˈnɑdiˈnädē 1Full of knots. the room was paneled in knotty pine Example sentencesExamples Bright-coloured petals in contrast with the knotty, wrinkled old branches of the trees have provided inspiration to poets and painters for centuries. Step one of Judy's transformation was to tackle the stained knotty pine walls with ‘quite a few gallons of paint.’ She closed the shower curtain and entangled her fingers in her knotty hair. Hotel du Lac Carling is quiet, with an understated ambience that washes over you as soon as you pull up beside the waterfall in front of a modern gray stone and knotty pine lodge. My black hair streamed out behind me knotty and tangled from last night. The bunnies, all Cashmere Lops, were said to be in a good condition, albeit with slightly knotty coats. B-I-N will seal porous surfaces, like new wood, and seal off knots and sappy streaks in knotty pine so they won't bleed through and ruin the paint job. The 31-room lodge sits right on Lake Superior and is all Scandinavian, with hand-hewn beams, massive stone fireplaces, and guest rooms of high-gloss knotty pine. She really didn't understand how her hair got so knotty. Wood - in the simple knotty pine cabinets and furniture pieces - adds warmth. The room's ceiling was very high, with beams of knotty pine that looked dusty from neglect. Indirect sunlight filters into the cool, shadowy space and creates a reddish glow off the smooth boards and knotty trunks. When Arthur comes in from work in his bib and brace, his sleeves are rolled up above his elbows, and I see the inside of his arms, the sinews and knotty veins. Here, raised-panel cabinets crafted of knotty pine evoke the old-world charm of French country kitchens. The man was wide across the shoulders, the madras plaid making him look like a senior-division body builder, knotty arms twisting from his sleeves. On the inside is knotty pine for the walls/ceiling and an oak hardwood floor. Dotted with extraordinary trees like the baobab with its thick knotty trunk and root-like branches, the park teems with wildlife. It remains a casual place, more knotty pine than mahogany - even though for generations it has been a second home for many Hollywood stars who first discovered it when they came up for filming. The boat's knotty pine interior brought back memories of an Adirondack camp. These range from the pale silvery hue of maple to the warm gold, knotty style of pine, and from the classic mid-brown of oak to the rich darkness of walnut. Synonyms gnarled, knotted, knurled, nodular, knobbly, lumpy, bumpy, rugged, rough, coarse knotted, tangled, tangly, twisted, entangled, ravelled, snarled, matted 1.1 (of a problem or matter) extremely difficult or intricate. （问题，事情）棘手的，复杂的 Example sentencesExamples This is the knotty problem facing many Chinese and foreign automakers, who must choose between two international auto shows to be held in Shanghai this year. After the keynote speech, Ando unwound at a dinner for a few journalists, where talk turned to the knotty problem of digital rights. For all its knotty problems, Yahoo still remains in a far better position to regain and increase its value than many other competing companies that were affected by the deflation of the Internet phenomenon. There's no shortage of playwrights wrestling with the knotty problems of the modern world. I know its a knotty problem with lots of attendant issues, but it's well worth mulling over the possibilities. This in turn relates to knotty questions about the legitimacy of intervention and ‘just war’ concepts. Confusion about what is and is not within the legitimate scope of medicine risks leading the profession into a future full of unmet expectations and knotty ethical quandaries. Mr Dexter said: ‘Insurance is increasingly becoming a knotty problem.’ Several knotty taxonomic problems were addressed in this issue. The story raises a knotty, if hypothetical, issue: Is it possible that well-intentioned efforts like the Jordan Valley project might ultimately be self-defeating? But don't think that specialized clinics are the only places prepared to help couples deal with this knotty problem. That brings us back to the knotty dilemma of the reliability of intelligence information and the difficulty in interpreting it. She says that despite their political differences, Johnson's the first person to turn to over any knotty policy question. The center tries to foment debate, providing daily forums for visitors to discuss knotty topics (such as free speech, privacy and the Internet, the day I was there). Family businesses present an especially knotty problem because in those companies, power is often wielded by owners wedded to the past. Some participants in the talks expressed hope that the agreement would create momentum for compromise on other knotty issues such as Social Security and immigration. He spent much time trying to tease out this knotty problem with Laing. A strong political will on part of the government and a positive, sincere approach from authorities is needed to solve this knotty problem. Mainstream economists, when faced with this knotty problem, reply that there is nothing wrong with using models with unrealistic assumptions - as long as the models accurately predict events. The newspaper also dwells on the jury selection in the original federal trial, but it never once mentions the truly knotty constitutional issue involved - double jeopardy. Synonyms complex, complicated, involved, intricate, convoluted, byzantine, tangled, tortuous
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