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knotted

American  
[not-id] / ˈnɒt ɪd /

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 British  
/ ˈnɒtɪd /

adjective

  1. (of wood, rope, etc) having knots

  2. slang used as a response to express disapproval or rejection

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Other Word Forms

  • well-knotted adjective

Etymology

Origin of knotted

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

Example Sentences

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My stomach knotted up as I remembered the way he’d walked past me.

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I did, even though my insides were still too knotted with anger to be very hungry.

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The muscles in his legs and shoulders knotted and quivered as he ran.

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Jonah noticed she had her fingers knotted together, like she was suddenly very tense.

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Then, sitting in the shade of a palm tree, she knotted the squares down the sides and across the bottom.

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