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elusive vs knotty

knotty vs elusive

elusive and knotty both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elusive No Yes No No
knotty No Yes No No
As adjectives, elusive and knotty are synonyms defined as:
  • elusive and knotty: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Other synonyms of elusive include baffling, problematic, problematical, tough.
elusive (adjective) knotty (adjective)
skillful at eluding capture highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
difficult to describe tangled in knots or snarls
Difference between elusive and knotty

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