Englisch

Detailed Synonyms for knotty in Englisch

knotty:

knotty Adjektiv

  1. knotty
    gnarled; knotty
  2. knotty
    – tangled in knots or snarls 1
    knotty; snarled; snarly
    – tangled in knots or snarls 1
  3. knotty
    – making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe 1
    tough; elusive; problematic; knotty; problematical; baffling
    – making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe 1
  4. knotty
    – highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious 1
    involved; knotty; tangled; tortuous; Byzantine; convoluted
    – highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious 1
    • involved Adjektiv
      • the plot was too involved1
    • knotty Adjektiv
      • a knotty problem1
    • tangled Adjektiv
      • Oh, what a tangled web we weave1
    • tortuous Adjektiv
      • tortuous legal procedures1
      • tortuous negotiations lasting for months1
    • Byzantine Adjektiv
      • the Byzantine tax structure1
      • Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship1
    • convoluted Adjektiv
      • convoluted legal language1
      • convoluted reasoning1
  5. knotty
    – used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots 1
    gnarled; knotted; knotty; knobbed; gnarly
    – used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots 1

Verwandte Wörter für "knotty":

  • knottier, knottiest

Alternate Synonyms for "knotty":


Verwandte Definitionen für "knotty":

  1. tangled in knots or snarls1
  2. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe1
    • I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast1
  3. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious1
    • a knotty problem1
  4. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots1

Related Synonyms for knotty