The meaning of KNOTTY is marked by or full of knots; especially : so full of difficulties and complications as to be likely to defy solution. How to use knotty in a sentence.

knotty adjective (COMPLICATED) Add to word list informal (of a problem or difficulty) complicated and difficult to solve

KNOTTY definition: having knots; knot; full of knots: knot. See examples of knotty used in a sentence.

knotty (ˈnɒtɪ) adj, -tier or -tiest 1. (of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots 2. extremely difficult or intricate

Oct 8, 2025 · knotty (comparative knottier or more knotty, superlative knottiest or most knotty) Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots. quotations

A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. The new management team faces some knotty problems.

Definition of knotty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The striking difference between the inner and outer planets is emphasized, while considerable space is given to the knotty problems attendant upon accretion of planetesimals.

Knotty can describe something that has a lot of knots, either literally or figuratively. The adjective knotty is a way to describe something that’s covered in knots.

/ ˈnɑt̬·i / (of a tree or piece of wood) covered with hard, dark areas where branches were joined to the tree: knotty pine (knotty在劍橋學術詞典中的解釋 © Cambridge University Press)