different between knotted vs unknotted

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

knotted (comparative more knotted, superlative most knotted)

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

Translations

Verb

knotted

1. simple past tense and past participle of knot

Middle English

Alternative forms

• knottid, knottyd, iknotted, icnottet, cnottede, cnotted, icnotten

Etymology

The past participle of a rare verb knotten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kn?t?d/, /i?kn?t?d/, /??kn?t?d/

Adjective

knotted

1. knotted, knotty, tangled
2. tied, linked
3. lumpy, bumpy

Descendants

• English: knotted
• Scots: knottit

References

• “knotten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.

English

Verb

unknotted

1. simple past tense and past participle of unknot

Adjective

unknotted (not comparable)

1. Not knotted.

   He wore an unknotted tie.