knotted
/ˈnɑtɪd/
adjective
- Tied or twisted into a knot or knots.
- Her shoelaces were knotted so tightly she couldn't untie them.
- The knotted rope held the swing securely to the branch.
- He wore a knotted scarf around his neck to keep warm.
- Having a hard, lumpy growth or area, especially in wood or muscle.
- After the long run, his shoulders felt knotted and sore.
- The knotted wood made it difficult to sand the table smooth.
- The old pine board was full of knotted grain.
- Complicated or tangled, often in a figurative sense.
- The knotted plot of the mystery novel kept readers guessing.
- Her knotted emotions made it hard to decide what to do.
- They faced a knotted problem that required creative thinking.
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