knotted

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knotted

/ˈnɒtɪd/ UK
/ˈnɑtɪd/ US

Rhymes with -ɒtɪd

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From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.

adjective more knotted · 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.
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.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of knot He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.

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@misc{knotted_2026,
  title = {knotted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knotted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}