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Added 10 October 2026

knotted

/ˈnɒtɪd/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about knotted at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Full of knots; knotty.
Tied in knots.
Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed.

verb

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

Origin

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

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