1. comparative form of knotty; having more knots or tangles
2. comparative form of knotty; more difficult or complex to solve or understand

Examples

• The old oak tree had knottier bark than the younger maple.
• Her hair became knottier after swimming in the ocean.
• The math problem on the final exam was knottier than any we had practiced.
• This legal case is knottier than it first appeared.
• The rope grew knottier as we tried to untangle it.
• The philosophical question became knottier the more we discussed it.