knotted

Speech parts

1. knotted - Adjective

2. knotted - Verb

Derived from knot

4. knotted - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Knot

Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.

Interwoven; matted; entangled.

Having intersecting lines or figures.

Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks.

Entangled; puzzling; knotty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

knotty gnarly gnarled knobbed byzantine ravel gordian kinky difficult complex involved curly wrinkly corded involute
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Antonyms

untied straight leisured

Phrases with the word

knotted cravat knotted kelp knotted threadwork knotted figwort

Examples

Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. William Congreve

Life is probably a tangle of love and hate permanently knotted together. Gao Xingjian

Let opening roses knotted oaks adorn, And liquid amber drop from every thorn. Alexander Pope

If all hearts were open and all desires known -- as they would be if people showed their souls -- how many gapings, sighings, clenched fists, knotted brows, broad grins, and red eyes should we see in the market-place. Thomas Hardy

Jace,” she said. "Why are you doing this to me?” "Because you're lying to me. And you're lying to yourself.” Jace's eyes were blazing, and even though his hands were stuffed into his pockets, she could see that they were knotted into fists. Cassandra Clare

The stitch is lost unless the thread be knotted. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Knott End-on-Sea knottable knottage knotted cravat knotted figwort knotted kelp