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Confusing vs Knotty - What's the difference?

confusing | knotty | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between confusing and knotty

is that confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc while knotty is full of knots.

As a verb confusing

is present participle of lang=en.

confusing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
    • Several sections in that book are really confusing .

    Related terms

    * confuse * confused * confusion

    Verb

    (head)

    • knotty

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Full of knots.
    • knotty pine
  • Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult.
    • a knotty problem