knottily
In tangled fashion
In a knotty manner—with complexity, difficulty, or tangled intricacy.
The adverb describes how something is done when it involves complications or thorny problems: The plot knottily wound through multiple timelines.
Rarely used; most writers prefer constructions with the adjective knotty instead.
With strenuous effort
- laboriouslyWith strenuous effort
- demandinglyIn an insistent manner
- rigorouslyWith exacting precision
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
onerously · painstakingly · tortuously · thornily · problematically · troublesomely · challengingly · taxingly
In a confusing way
- bafflinglyIn confusing manner
- bewilderinglyIn a puzzling manner
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
- crypticallyIn hidden meaning
enigmatically · obscurely · ambiguously · equivocally · inscrutably · opaquely · mystifyingly · incomprehensibly
Growled or knotted
- twistedWound around itself
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- entwinedWrapped around one another
- interwovenLaced through one another
enmeshed · matted · raveled · coiled · braided · gnarled · snagged · entangled
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- intricatelyWith complex detail
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- tortuousFull of twists
abstruse · elaborately · multifaceted · nuanced · sophisticated · recondite · esoteric · ornate
arduously
With strenuous effort
- laboriouslyWith strenuous effort
- demandinglyIn an insistent manner
- rigorouslyWith exacting precision
strenuously · onerously · painstakingly · tortuously · thornily · problematically · troublesomely · challengingly · taxingly · formidably
perplexingly
In a confusing way
- bafflinglyIn confusing manner
- bewilderinglyIn a puzzling manner
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
cryptically · enigmatically · obscurely · ambiguously · equivocally · inscrutably · opaquely · mystifyingly · incomprehensibly · unfathomably
snarled
Growled or knotted
- twistedWound around itself
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- entwinedWrapped around one another
interwoven · enmeshed · matted · raveled · coiled · braided · gnarled · snagged · entangled · kinked
labyrinthine
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- intricatelyWith complex detail
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
tortuous · abstruse · elaborately · multifaceted · nuanced · sophisticated · recondite · esoteric · ornate · baroque
knottilysimply
In plain terms
straightforwardly · clearly · lucidly · plainly · easily
knottilyneatly
In orderly manner
tidily · orderly · systematically · methodically · coherently