knotted UK /ˈnɒtɪd/US /ˈnɑtɪd/ adjective4 •Full of knots; knotty.These men lashed themselves and each other unmercifully with knotted leather scourges until the blood ran, two or three times daily. — 1936 •Tied in knots. •Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed. •Having the shape or form of a knot.Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose. — 1886 formsmore knotted · most knotted