knotty

[ˈnɒti] [ˈnɑti]
  • 比较级:knottier;
  • 最高级:knottiest;
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    • Einstein would furiously play his violin as a way to think through a knotty physics problem.
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    • Adjective
      1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve;
      "a baffling problem""I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast""a problematic situation at home"
      2. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots;
      "gnarled and knotted hands""a knobbed stick"
      3. highly involved or intricate;
      "the Byzantine tax structure""convoluted legal language""convoluted reasoning""intricate needlework""an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology""the plot was too involved""a knotty problem""got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering""Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott"tortuous legal procedures""tortuous negotiations lasting for months"