knotty
/ˈnɑti/
adjective
- Having many knots; full of lumps or hard spots (especially of wood or rope).
- The old rope was too knotty to use for climbing.
- He struggled to cut through the knotty piece of driftwood.
- The knotty pine board was perfect for the rustic shelf.
- Complicated, difficult, or puzzling.
- She gave a knotty explanation that no one could follow.
- The detective faced a knotty mystery that took weeks to solve.
- They discussed the knotty problem of climate change.