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Translate knotty from English to French

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knotty:
- noueux; noduleux

English

Detailed Translations for knotty from English to French

knotty:

knotty adj

knotty (gnarled)
noueux; noduleux
- noueux adj
- noduleux adj

Translation Matrix for knotty:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	Byzantine; baffling; convoluted; elusive; gnarled; gnarly; involved; knobbed; knotted; problematic; problematical; snarled; snarly; tangled; tortuous; tough
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
noduleux	gnarled; knotty
noueux	gnarled; knotty	bony; emaciated; gnarled; knobbly; knotted; skinny

Related Words for "knotty":

knottier, knottiest

Synonyms for "knotty":

baffling; problematic; problematical; tough; difficult; hard
gnarled; gnarly; knotted; knobbed; crooked
Byzantine; convoluted; involved; tangled; tortuous; complex
snarled; snarly; tangled

Related Definitions for "knotty":

tangled in knots or snarls¹
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe¹
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast¹
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious¹
- a knotty problem¹
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots¹

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University