KNOTTED
Dictionary entry overview: What does knotted mean? • KNOTTED (adjective)
The adjective KNOTTED has 3 senses:
1. tied with a knot
2. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
3. tangled in knots or snarls
Familiarity information: KNOTTED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• KNOTTED (adjective)
Meaning:
Tied with a knot
Context example:
his carefully knotted necktie
Similar:
fastened; tied (fastened with strings or cords)
Meaning:
Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
Synonyms:
knobbed; gnarly; gnarled; knotted; knotty
Context examples:
gnarled and knotted hands / a knobbed stick
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Meaning:
Tangled in knots or snarls
Synonyms:
snarled; snarly; knotted; knotty
Context examples:
a mass of knotted string / snarled thread
Similar:
tangled (in a confused mass)
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