Explore Knotty through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like knotted or tangled. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Knotty in a sentence
Knotty meaning
- Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
- Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly.
- Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
Synonyms of Knotty
Using Knotty
- The main meaning on this page is: Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots. | Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly. | Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
- Useful related words include: knotted, tangled, convoluted, byzantine.
- In the example corpus, knotty often appears in combinations such as: of knotty, knotty problem, the knotty.
Context around Knotty
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knotty
- In this selection, "knotty" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ruffled, morally, solved, problem, pine and surfaces stand out and add context to how "knotty" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a morally knotty and engrossing and a rather knotty problem of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knotty" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knotty
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sorting through the plot is like untangling a box of knotty cables. (12 words)
Tech support chap solved knotty disk failure problem by staring at the floorgo. (13 words)
His monstrous, knotty, bulging rack of antlers would measure more than 280 inches. (13 words)
South Africa may also be able to lend technical assistance to address the knotty problem of merging the two rivals’ armed forces into an integrated whole, having had its own experience with this task in the years after apartheid. (39 words)
The matter of who killed closeted gay man Theo Glancy, which seemed obvious at first, becomes a knotty problem to untangle, with Todd keeping us uncertain of which direction the real threat is coming from. (35 words)
In the course of its knotty, ultimately pointless plot, this underrated film managed to satirize gentrification whilst parodying ghost movies, werewolf films, and cop flicks—an impressive feat by any measure. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Expressive colours and ruffled knotty surfaces evoke place and light with echoes of Van Gogh.
In actual fact, the complexities of Heine’s politics present, as his biographer J.L. Sammons put it, “a rather knotty problem of interpretation”.
The governor added that the monarch never runs short of quality advice whenever there are knotty issues that bother on the present and future of Lagos to be addressed.
He also noted that the series, whose protagonists are from Cardiff, offered 'a knotty bilingual exploration of Welsh identity', describing this as the show's 'true rarity value'.
Immigration is less of a knotty problem for Plaid Cymru than many of the other parties as they happily extol its virtues.
In the course of its knotty, ultimately pointless plot, this underrated film managed to satirize gentrification whilst parodying ghost movies, werewolf films, and cop flicks—an impressive feat by any measure.
It is a morally knotty and engrossing finale, full of compelling twists and difficult choices.
Tech support chap solved knotty disk failure problem by staring at the floorgo.
The application is for a site on land, which has a total area of 39 hectares and is currently an agricultural field, next to Knotty Ash in Houghton.
The matter of who killed closeted gay man Theo Glancy, which seemed obvious at first, becomes a knotty problem to untangle, with Todd keeping us uncertain of which direction the real threat is coming from.
Firefighters also responded to a fire alarm at 10:52 p.m. Tuesday at SE’z and Knotty Pine Bakery, on the 700 block of Laurel Street in Brainerd.
She spent every day in a cabin with her former partner, the Axeman, who, to Fiona's disgust, was covered in knotty pine.
South Africa may also be able to lend technical assistance to address the knotty problem of merging the two rivals’ armed forces into an integrated whole, having had its own experience with this task in the years after apartheid.
The has knotty-pine interiors, two bedrooms and a sleeping loft, a great room with stone fireplace, and an enclosed porch.
There is an awful lot of other coverage, but nothing that addresses the knotty questions I am still wondering about.
His monstrous, knotty, bulging rack of antlers would measure more than 280 inches.
On Hit Parade, we explore the knotty family tree of Genesis, the unlikeliest group ever to become a Hot 100 juggernaut.
On the other hand, neither is it “almost hell,” and Childers is determined to explore the middle ground of knotty realism.
Sorting through the plot is like untangling a box of knotty cables.
The breadth of characters made for a knotty writing process, which only intensified as the seasons went on and more and more inmates were introduced.
Common combinations with knotty
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of knotty 5×
- knotty problem 4×
- the knotty 4×
- knotty pine 3×