Definition of "knotty" in английский

adjective

1. Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.

2. Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly.

   • a knotty pine

3. Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.

   • a knotty problem

4. Of an austere or hard nature; rugged.