英语词汇“knotty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of complicated

Definition

difficult to understand or deal with

The political situation in this region is very complicated.

Synonyms

involved,

difficult,

puzzling,

troublesome,

problematic,

perplexing

in the sense of difficult

Definition

not easy to do, understand, or solve

It was a very difficult decision to make.

Synonyms

problematical,

involved,

complex,

complicated,

delicate,

obscure,

abstract,

baffling,

intricate,

perplexing,

thorny,

knotty,

abstruse,

ticklish,

enigmatical

in the sense of gnarled

Definition

rough, twisted, and knobbly, usually through age

a garden full of ancient gnarled trees

Synonyms

twisted,

knotted,

contorted,

knotty,

knurled

in the sense of hard

Definition

difficult to do or understand

That's a very hard question.

Synonyms

difficult,

involved,

complex,

complicated,

puzzling,

tangled,

baffling,

intricate,

perplexing,

impenetrable,

thorny,

knotty,

unfathomable,

ticklish

in the sense of intricate

Definition

full of complicated detail

intricate patterns and motifs

Synonyms

complicated,

involved,

complex,

difficult,

fancy,

sophisticated,

elaborate,

obscure,

tangled,

baroque,

perplexing,

tortuous,

Byzantine,

convoluted,

rococo,

knotty,

labyrinthine,

daedal (literary)

in the sense of perplexing

The procedure is perplexing at the best of times.

Synonyms

puzzling,

complex,

confusing,

complicated,

involved,

hard,

taxing,

difficult,

strange,

weird,

mysterious,

baffling,

bewildering,

intricate,

enigmatic,

mystifying,

inexplicable,

thorny,

paradoxical,

unaccountable,

knotty,

labyrinthine

in the sense of rough

Definition

roughly

She made her way across the rough ground.

Synonyms

uneven,

broken,

rocky,

rugged,

irregular,

jagged,

bumpy,

stony,

craggy

in the sense of rugged

Definition

with an uneven or jagged surface

a rugged mountainous terrain

Synonyms

rocky,

broken,

rough,

craggy,

difficult,

ragged,

stark,

irregular,

uneven,

jagged,

bumpy

in the sense of thorny

Definition

difficult or unpleasant

the thorny issue of immigration policy

Synonyms

troublesome,

difficult,

problematic(al),

trying,

hard,

worrying,

tough,

upsetting,

awkward,

unpleasant,

sticky (informal),

harassing,

irksome,

ticklish,

vexatious

in the sense of tricky

Definition

needing careful handling

This could be a very tricky problem.

Synonyms

difficult,

sensitive,

complicated,

delicate,

risky,

sticky (informal),

hairy (informal),

problematic,

thorny,

touch-and-go,

knotty,

dicey (informal),

ticklish

单词	knotty
释义	Trends of knotty View usage for: knotty (nɒti) Word forms: comparative knottier, superlative knottiest 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. The new management team faces some knotty problems. Synonyms: puzzling, hard, difficult, complex More Synonyms of knotty 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Knotty wood has a lot of small hard areas on it where branches once grew. ...the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree. Synonyms: knotted, rough, rugged, bumpy More Synonyms of knotty knotty in British English (ˈnɒtɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -tier or -tiest 1. (of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots 2. extremely difficult or intricate Derived forms knottily (ˈknottily) adverb knottiness (ˈknottiness) noun knotty in American English (ˈnɑti) adjectiveWord forms: ˈknottier or ˈknottiest 1. having or full of knots a knotty board 2. hard to solve or explain; puzzling a knotty problem Derived forms knottiness (ˈknottiness) noun Word origin ME Examples of 'knotty' in a sentence knotty This leads to the knotty question : what will change after our divorce from Europe? Times, Sunday Times (2016) There are some knotty problems ahead for feminists who propose to change culture by decree. Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989) On top of that is the knotty problem of old age. Times, Sunday Times (2011) And trying to explain the sudden popularity of the moustache is a knotty problem. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The tribunal sidestepped those knotty issues. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Then there's the knotty question of employee insurance. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We can proceed with caution, pursuing ethically acceptable lines of research while eschewing research that raises impossibly knotty ethical questions. Christianity Today (2000) The problems were indeed knotty, for no strong local leader capable of uniting Cuba appeared. Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) On the menu: the knotty problem of the bank's future leadership. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Week in week out here, experts are consulted to shed light on life's knotty little problems. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But six years after leaving office, the former President is also taking on some far more knotty problems. Times, Sunday Times (2006) As you are a woman of undoubted taste, I am hoping you can help me with a knotty little fashion problem. Times, Sunday Times (2010) 1 (adjective) in the sense of puzzling Definition extremely difficult or puzzling The new management team faces some knotty problems. Synonyms puzzling His letter poses a number of puzzling questions. hard That's a very hard question. difficult It was a very difficult decision to make. complex in-depth coverage of today's complex issues complicated The political situation in this region is very complicated. tricky This could be a very tricky problem. baffling I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms. intricate intricate patterns and motifs troublesome The economy has become a troublesome problem for the party. perplexing The procedure is perplexing at the best of times. mystifying thorny the thorny issue of immigration policy problematical 2 (adjective) in the sense of knotted Definition full of knots the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree Synonyms knotted rough She made her way across the rough ground. rugged a rugged mountainous terrain bumpy bumpy cobbled streets gnarled a garden full of ancient gnarled trees knobby nodular Additional synonyms in the sense of baffling I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms. Synonyms puzzling, strange, confusing, weird, mysterious, unclear, bewildering, elusive, enigmatic, perplexing, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unaccountable, unfathomable in the sense of bumpy bumpy cobbled streets Synonyms uneven, rough, pitted, irregular, rutted, lumpy, potholed, knobby in the sense of complex Definition intricate or complicated in-depth coverage of today's complex issues Synonyms complicated, difficult, involved, mixed, elaborate, tangled, mingled, intricate, tortuous, convoluted, knotty, labyrinthine, circuitous, Daedalian (literary) Nearby words of knotty knockout knoll knot knotty know know one's place know the ropes Synonyms of 'knotty' knotty Explore 'knotty' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of complicated Definition difficult to understand or deal with The political situation in this region is very complicated. Synonyms involved, difficult, puzzling, troublesome, problematic, perplexing in the sense of difficult Definition not easy to do, understand, or solve It was a very difficult decision to make. Synonyms problematical, involved, complex, complicated, delicate, obscure, abstract, baffling, intricate, perplexing, thorny, knotty, abstruse, ticklish, enigmatical in the sense of gnarled Definition rough, twisted, and knobbly, usually through age a garden full of ancient gnarled trees Synonyms twisted, knotted, contorted, knotty, knurled in the sense of hard Definition difficult to do or understand That's a very hard question. Synonyms difficult, involved, complex, complicated, puzzling, tangled, baffling, intricate, perplexing, impenetrable, thorny, knotty, unfathomable, ticklish in the sense of intricate Definition full of complicated detail intricate patterns and motifs Synonyms complicated, involved, complex, difficult, fancy, sophisticated, elaborate, obscure, tangled, baroque, perplexing, tortuous, Byzantine, convoluted, rococo, knotty, labyrinthine, daedal (literary) in the sense of perplexing The procedure is perplexing at the best of times. Synonyms puzzling, complex, confusing, complicated, involved, hard, taxing, difficult, strange, weird, mysterious, baffling, bewildering, intricate, enigmatic, mystifying, inexplicable, thorny, paradoxical, unaccountable, knotty, labyrinthine in the sense of rough Definition roughly She made her way across the rough ground. Synonyms uneven, broken, rocky, rugged, irregular, jagged, bumpy, stony, craggy in the sense of rugged Definition with an uneven or jagged surface a rugged mountainous terrain Synonyms rocky, broken, rough, craggy, difficult, ragged, stark, irregular, uneven, jagged, bumpy in the sense of thorny Definition difficult or unpleasant the thorny issue of immigration policy Synonyms troublesome, difficult, problematic(al), trying, hard, worrying, tough, upsetting, awkward, unpleasant, sticky (informal), harassing, irksome, ticklish, vexatious in the sense of tricky Definition needing careful handling This could be a very tricky problem. Synonyms difficult, sensitive, complicated, delicate, risky, sticky (informal), hairy (informal), problematic, thorny, touch-and-go, knotty, dicey (informal), ticklish Additional synonyms in the sense of troublesome Definition causing trouble The economy has become a troublesome problem for the party. Synonyms bothersome, trying, taxing, demanding, difficult, worrying, upsetting, annoying, irritating, tricky, harassing, oppressive, arduous, tiresome, inconvenient, laborious, burdensome, hard, worrisome, irksome, wearisome, vexatious, importunate, pestilential, plaguy (informal)
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