/ Dictionary / Index K knotty: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: knot•ty Pronunciation: (not'ē), [key] — -ti•er, -ti•est. having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood. involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: knotty (Thesaurus) knotting knotty rhatany Related Content Daily Word Quiz: maritime Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language