Knotty - English meaning

adjective

Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.

Usage examples:

Some awkward questions

adjective

Impossible to understand; perplexing.

Usage examples:

The crime is a baffling mystery for the police

verb

Totally bewilder or perplex.

Usage examples:

An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone

adjective

(of a surface) uneven, with many patches raised above the rest.

Usage examples:

The car jolted on the bumpy road

adjective

Rough or uneven

Usage examples:

We drove along bumpy dirt roads for hours.

adjective

Relating to byzantium (now istanbul), the byzantine empire, or the eastern orthodox church.

Usage examples:

With the exception of the maronites and byzantine italians, each eastern church has its mirror imag…

noun

A citizen of byzantium or the byzantine empire.

Usage examples:

To the italians, the greek-speaking byzantines were greeks, like the greek inhabitants of southern …

adjective

Of or having to do with the ancient city of byzantium or the eastern roman empire

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

Usage examples:

A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

Usage examples:

Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

adjective

Consisting of many different and connected parts.

Usage examples:

A complex network of water channels

noun

A group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network.

Usage examples:

A complex of mountain roads

verb

Make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another.

Usage examples:

The dna was complexed with the nuclear extract

adjective

Consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.

Usage examples:

A complicated stereo system

verb

Make (something) more complicated.

Usage examples:

Increased choice will complicate matters for the consumer

adjective

Having many parts that are organized in a way that may be difficult to understand

Usage examples:

A complicated machine/process, he gave me directions, but they were so complicated i got lost.

adjective

(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.

Usage examples:

The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens

verb

Make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow.

adjective

(esp. of expression in speech or writing) having a complicated structure and therefore difficult to understand

Usage examples:

A convoluted story/speech/plot

adjective

Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Usage examples:

She had a difficult decision to make

adjective

Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand

Usage examples:

It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

verb

Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.

Usage examples:

Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled

verb

To trap something within something else from which it is difficult to escape

Usage examples:

A seal became entangled in the fishing net., fig. the movie explores the entangled (= mixed togethe…

adjective

Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Usage examples:

The gnarled old oak tree

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

Usage examples:

The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

Usage examples:

They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

adjective

Very complicated or detailed.

Usage examples:

An intricate network of canals

adjective

Having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail

Usage examples:

The novel’s intricate plot will not be easy to translate into a movie., the antique silver teapot i…

adjective

Difficult to understand; complicated.

Usage examples:

A long, involved conversation

verb

Have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travelling

adjective

Difficult to understand or deal with; complicated

Usage examples:

His story was so involved that i couldn’t follow it., maria was so involved in her work that she di…

adjective

Having lumps which give a misshapen appearance.

Usage examples:

Knobbly knees

adjective

Having lumps (= raised areas) on the surface

Usage examples:

Knobbly knees/elbows

adjective

Fastened with or having a knot or knots.

Usage examples:

A knotted rope

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

adjective

Joined by having been tied together in a knot, or containing a knot or knots

Usage examples:

A knotted rope, a knotted handkerchief

adjective

Full of or covered with lumps.

Usage examples:

He lay on the lumpy mattress

adjective

Covered with or containing lumps

Usage examples:

A lumpy bed/pillow, a lumpy sauce

adjective

(especially of hair, wool, or fur) tangled into a thick mass.

Usage examples:

A cardigan of matted grey wool

verb

Tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass.

Usage examples:

The fur on its flank was matted with blood

verb

Give a matt appearance to (something).

Usage examples:

Its bright fresh surface was soon matted with dust and insects

adjective

Utterly bewildering or perplexing.

Usage examples:

A mystifying phenomenon

verb

Utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).

Usage examples:

I was completely mystified by his disappearance

adjective

Very strange or impossible to explain

Usage examples:

After ten years her mystifying disappearance was still unexplained., the film tells the strange and…

adjective

Having or characterized by hard or tight lumps; knotty.

Usage examples:

Along with subsequent calcite deposition, the pentameres are obliterated, the outline becomes round…

adjective

Having a small raised area or swelling

Usage examples:

Fibrous and nodular masses, this cream is only for treatment of severe, nodular acne.

adjective

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Usage examples:

His origins and parentage are obscure

verb

Keep from being seen; conceal.

Usage examples:

Grey clouds obscure the sun

adjective

Not known to many people

Usage examples:

An obscure 18th-century painter, official policy has changed for reasons that remain obscure.

adjective

Completely baffling; very puzzling.

Usage examples:

A perplexing problem

verb

Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Usage examples:

She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness

adjective

Confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something

Usage examples:

They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable., the rise in childhood mental illness…

adjective

Constituting or presenting a problem.

Usage examples:

The situation was problematic for teachers

noun

A thing that constitutes a problem.

Usage examples:

The problematics of artificial intelligence

adjective

Causing difficulty, or hard to deal with

Usage examples:

Social interactions are really problematic with a lot of children.

verb

Untangle or unravel something.

Usage examples:

Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net

noun

A tangle, cluster, or knot.

Usage examples:

A ravel of knitting

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

Usage examples:

A rugged coastline

verb

(of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth.

Usage examples:

The dog snarled at the boy

verb

Entangle something.

Usage examples:

The trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush

noun

An act or sound of snarling.

Usage examples:

A snarl of rage

adjective

Twisted together untidily; matted.

Usage examples:

His hair was a tangled mess

verb

Twist together into a confused mass.

Usage examples:

The broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt

adjective

Twisted into a messy mass of things

Usage examples:

She ran a hand through her tangled hair., the whole issue is getting too tangled (= confused).

adjective

In an untidy or badly organized state in which things or parts are not kept separate from each other

Usage examples:

The young trees grow through all sorts of tangly grass and undergrowth., my hair always looks great…

adjective

Physically or mentally demanding.

Usage examples:

They find the work too taxing

verb

Impose a tax on (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The income will be taxed at the top rate

adjective

Needing too much effort

Usage examples:

After the surgery, i couldn’t do anything too taxing for a while.

adjective

Having many thorns or thorn bushes.

Usage examples:

Tangled thorny branches

adjective

Having a lot of thorns

Usage examples:

Roses are thorny shrubs., the thorny issue of illegal immigration remains unresolved.

adjective

Full of twists and turns.

Usage examples:

The route is remote and tortuous

adjective

Full of twists and turns; not straight or direct

Usage examples:

His so-called shortcut turned out to be tortuous and slow.

adjective

(of a task, problem, etc.) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.

Usage examples:

Applying eyeliner can be a tricky business

adjective

(of a piece of work or a problem) difficult to deal with and needing careful attention or skill

Usage examples:

Removing scar tissue can be a very tricky operation., he’s a tricky fellow – you can’t always trust…

adjective

Causing difficulty or annoyance.

Usage examples:

Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective

Causing worry or anxiety

Usage examples:

The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

adjective

Forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled.

Usage examples:

The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

adjective

Unusual and strange; perverse

Usage examples:

The letter was clearly written by someone with a twisted mind., he missed the first game of the sea…