knotted
knotted Lexical Profile
knotted Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Fastened with one or more knots, or tangled into a messy mass.
"She spent nearly an hour combing through her knotted hair after swimming in the ocean."
Full of hard lumps, protuberances, or gnarled joints (especially of wood, trees, or muscles).
"The carpenter selected a piece of knotted pine to give the tabletop a rustic appearance."
Extremely complex, intricate, and difficult to solve or understand.
"The committee spent months debating the knotted legal issues surrounding water rights."
• verb
To fasten, tie, or entangle with a knot or knots (past tense and past participle of knot).
"He quickly knotted the rope around the post before the boat could drift away."
To cause to become tense, tight, or cramped, as from anxiety or physical strain (past tense and past participle of knot).
"Her stomach knotted with nervous anticipation as she waited for the exam results."
• Rhymes for knotted
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the noun and verb 'knot', from Old English 'cnotta', of Germanic origin, combined with the participial suffix '-ed'.
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