ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Knotted

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈnɒtɪd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Knotted is an adjective meaning Full of knots; knotty.

Meaning

Full of knots; knotty.

More Meanings

  1. Tied in knots.
  2. Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed.
  3. Having the shape or form of a knot.
  4. simple past and past participle of knot

Example Sentences

Her macrame basket hangers are so well knotted.
He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.
Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose.
These men lashed themselves and each other unmercifully with knotted leather scourges until the blood ran, two or three times daily.

Synonyms for knotted

Depending on context, synonyms include crooked, snarled, tangled, gnarly, knotty, fastened.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include knotty, gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, crooked, snarly.

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