Knotty — synonyms, definition

1. knotty (a)

blemished convoluted distorted intricate perplexing puzzling tortuous warped

2. knotty (Adjective)

Byzantine baffling elusive gnarled gnarly involved knobbed knotted problematic problematical snarled snarly tangled tough

knotty (Adjective) — Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend, solve or believe. ex. "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"

knotty (Adjective) — Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots. ex. "knotty and knotted hands"

knotty (Adjective) — Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious. ex. "a knotty problem"

knotty (Adjective) — Tangled in knots or snarls. ex. "knotty thread"