knotted

[not-id]

adjective

1. having knots; knot; knotty.

2. tied in or fastened with a knot.

3. made or ornamented with knots. knot.

4. Botany.,  having many nodes or nodelike swellings; gnarled.

5. Zoology.,  having one or more swellings; nodose.

ˈknotted

/ ˈnɒtɪd /

adjective

1. (of wood, rope, etc) having knots

2. slang,  used as a response to express disapproval or rejection

Other Word Forms

• well-knotted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈknotted¹

First recorded in 1125–75, knotted is from the Middle English word cnotted. See knot ¹, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

The traditional hiring channels are broken, and the employment pipeline is knotted.

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We are talking about something knotted up in envy and indifference and disdain.

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This is a knotted situation that could become even worse domestically if Rangers were not so hell-bent on raising the ante in the crisis stakes.

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Charlie opens a ghost kitchen and insists on being called “chef,” his apron knotted tight like he’s about to sear duck breast instead of, say, boil milksteak.

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Bandannas tied and knotted around the gate put a familiar symbol of individual liberation and civil rights resistance at the heart of the work.

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