In a knotty way.

(mathematics) The condition of being knotted

comparative form of knotty: more knotty

present participle of knot

Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots. / Of a part of the body, a tree, etc.: full of knots (knobs or swellings); gnarled, knobbly. / Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.

(imperative, slang) A mildly offensive expression of refusal.

simple past tense and past participle of knot

Full of knots; knotty. / Tied in knots. / Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed. / Having the shape or form of a knot.

(UK dialectal) A knob.

Capable of being knotted, or tied in a knot.