KNOTTY

Knot″ty (?), a. [Compar. Knottier (?); superl. Knottiest.] 1. 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.
2. 2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. Rewe.
3. 3. Difficult; intricate; perplexed.
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