Pronunciation: /ˈnɑti/
noun a knot or tangle in wood or rope
A1 I have a knotty in my hair that I can't seem to untangle.
A2 The sailor struggled to untie the knotty in the rope.
B1 The carpenter used a special tool to smooth out the knotty in the wood.
B2 The detective faced a knotty in the case that seemed impossible to solve.
C1 The professor presented a knotty in the theory that left the students puzzled.
C2 The CEO tackled a knotty in the company's finances with strategic planning.
adjective a term used to describe something that is full of knots or tangled up
A1 The knot in the string was too knotty for me to untangle.
A2 She struggled to solve the knotty math problem on her own.
B1 The knotty issue of climate change requires a global solution.
B2 The negotiations between the two countries hit a knotty point.
C1 The knotty legal case involved multiple complex factors.
C2 The knotty philosophical debate left the audience pondering deep questions.
formal The knotty problem was finally solved by the team of researchers.
informal I'm not sure how to untangle this knotty mess.
slang This knotty situation is really giving me a headache.
figurative Their relationship had hit a knotty patch that seemed impossible to resolve.
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