knottily

/ˈnɑtəli/
adverb
  1. In a way that is full of knots or difficult to untangle.
    • She knottily wove the branches together for the basket.
    • The old rope was knottily tangled around the dock post.
    • The yarn had knottily twisted into a frustrating mess.
  2. In a complicated or puzzling manner.
    • The plot of the movie developed knottily, with many twists.
    • The detective thought knottily about the strange clues.
    • He explained the problem knottily, leaving everyone confused.
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