knotted
/ˈnɒtɪd/US/ˈnɑtɪd/
knotted adjective: full of knots; knotty. Also the simple past and past participle of knot.
Adjective
knotted (comparative more knotted, superlative most knotted)
- 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.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 99
- 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.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 296
Also used as
knotted is also the simple past and past participle of knot.
Examples of knotted in a sentence
- We knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling.
- She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands.
- You want me to go to the party with you? Get knotted!
Forms of knotted
| comparative | more knotted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most knotted |
Origin of knotted
From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.
Words formed from knotted
Phrases with knotted
Words that rhyme with knotted
- dotted
- potted
- besotted
- unspotted
- shotted
- spotted
- bedotted
- beknotted
- bicarotid
- carotid
- intracarotid
- misallotted
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Questions about knotted
- What does knotted mean?
- Knotted means full of knots; knotty.
- What part of speech is knotted?
- Knotted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce knotted?
- Knotted is pronounced /ˈnɒtɪd/ (UK).
Words near knotted in the dictionary
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