- knotty problem
- {n. phr.} A very complicated and difficult problem to solve. * /Doing one's income tax properly can present a knotty problem./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
knotty problem
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knotty problem — {n. phr.} A very complicated and difficult problem to solve. * /Doing one s income tax properly can present a knotty problem./ … Dictionary of American idioms
knotty\ problem — n. phr. A very complicated and difficult problem to solve. Doing one s income tax properly can present a knotty problem … Словарь американских идиом
knotty — [nät′ē] adj. knottier, knottiest [ME] 1. having or full of knots [a knotty board] 2. hard to solve or explain; puzzling [a knotty problem] knottiness n … English World dictionary
knotty — [[t]nɒ̱ti[/t]] knottier, knottiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. The new management team faces some knotty problems. Syn: thorny 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Knotty wood has a lot of small hard areas on it… … English dictionary
knotty — UK [ˈnɒtɪ] / US [ˈnɑtɪ] adjective Word forms knotty : adjective knotty comparative knottier superlative knottiest 1) difficult to solve or understand a knotty problem 2) knotty wood has a lot of round hard places in it … English dictionary
knotty — knot|ty [ nati ] adjective 1. ) difficult to solve or understand: a knotty problem 2. ) knotty wood has a lot of round hard places in it: knotty pine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
problem — prob|lem W1S1 [ˈprɔbləm US ˈpra: ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(difficulty)¦ 2 3¦(question)¦ 4 no problem 5 the (only) problem is (that) ... 6 that s your/his etc problem 7 it s/that s not my problem 8 What s your/his etc problem? 9 Do … Dictionary of contemporary English
knotty — knottily, adv. knottiness, n. /not ee/, adj., knottier, knottiest. 1. having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood. 2. involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem. [1200 50; ME cnotti. See KNOT1, Y1] Syn. 2. complex, complicated. * … Universalium
knotty — adjective a) Full of knots. knotty pine b) Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult. a knotty problem … Wiktionary
knotty — knot|ty [ˈnɔti US ˈna:ti] adj 1.) difficult to solve ▪ a knotty problem 2.) knotty wood contains a lot of hard round places where branches once joined the tree … Dictionary of contemporary English
