KNOTTINESS
Knot"ti*ness, n. Etym: [From Knotty.]
1. The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.
2. Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication. " Knottiness of his style." Hare.
KNOTTY
Knot"ty, a. [Compar. Knottier; superl. Knottiest.]
1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.
2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head.[R.] Rewe.
3. Difficult; intricate; perplexed. A knotty point to which we now proceed Pope.
KNOTWEED
Knot"weed", n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Knot.
KNOTWORT
Knot"wort, n. (Bot.)