knotted

[ not-id ]

adjective

1. having knots; knot; knotty.
2. tied in or fastened with a knot.
3. made or ornamented with knots. knot.
4. Botany. having many nodes or nodelike swellings; gnarled.
5. Zoology. having one or more swellings; nodose.

ˈknotted

/ ˈnɒtɪd /

adjective

1. (of wood, rope, etc) having knots
2. get knotted! slang.
   used as a response to express disapproval or rejection

Other Words From

• well-knotted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of knotted¹

First recorded in 1125–75, knotted is from the Middle English word cnotted. See knot ¹, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

Assembled as a wall-work from knotted rope, for example, “We are a continuous cloth” is an angelic, ghostly figure embedded with stones and other debris gathered from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Kupija is a fierce-looking woodworking tool, made with a stone tooth embedded in the knotted end of a polished wooden stick.

From Los Angeles Times

Note how uncharacteristically quiet Trump remained as Democrats got all knotted up over whether to dump Biden from atop their ticket.

From Los Angeles Times

The sides used all of their substitutes, and after an extra 30 minutes, were still knotted at two goals apiece.

From Seattle Times

I had helped them gather the knotted chunks of slag metal from the desert floor.

From Literature

Related Words

• braided
• bunched
• clustered
• coiled
• snarled
• tangled