knotty

adjective
🔊/ˈnɒti/
🔊/ˈnɑːti/
(comparative knottier, superlative knottiest)
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  1. complicated and difficult to solve复杂的;难以解决的;棘手的 synonym thorny
    • a knotty problem棘手的问题
  2. having parts that are hard and twisted together有节的;缠绕在一起的
    • the knotty roots of the old oak tree盘根错节的老橡树根