knotted
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈnɒtɪd/ / /ˈnɑtɪd/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.
- Full of knots; knotty.
“These men lashed themselves and each other unmercifully with knotted leather scourges until the blood ran, two or three times daily.”
- Tied in knots.
- Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed.
- Having the shape or form of a knot.
“Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.
- simple past and past participle of knot
“He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.”
“Her macrame basket hangers are so well knotted.”