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knottymid-13c., "full of knots" (figurative use, of questions or problems, is attested from early 13c.), from knot (n.) + -y (2). Related: Knottiness.
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knottydifficult, intricate, full of knots
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knotty
Full of knots.
''knotty pine''
Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult.
''a knotty problem''
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