Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knotted

/ˈnɑtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: knot-ted
IPA: /ˈnɑtɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of knots; knotty.

adj

adj

Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed.

adj

Having the shape or form of a knot.

verb

simple past and past participle of knot

Example Sentences

"These men lashed themselves and each other unmercifully with knotted leather scourges until the blood ran, two or three times daily."
"Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose."
"He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted."
"Her macrame basket hangers are so well knotted."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: knotted

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɑtɪd/
British English: /ˈnɒtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more knotted (comparative) most knotted (superlative)

Derived Forms

beknotted knottedness pseudoknotted

Phrases

butterfly-knotted get knotted knotted pile knotted wrack

Synonyms

gnarled gnarly knotty knobbed

Rhymes With

spotted plotted allotted slotted potted carotid rotted trotted swatted jotted dotted besotted

Questions

How do you pronounce knotted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑtɪd/.
What does knotted mean?: Full of knots; knotty.
Where does knotted come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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