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knotty

adjective
/ˈnɒti/

Meaning

Complicated, difficult to solve or full of knots.

Example Sentences

He faced a knotty legal issue.

Synonyms

complicated, tricky, complex, difficult, challenging

Antonyms

simple, easy, straightforward

Collocations

knotty problem, knotty issue, knotty question, knotty matter

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