unknottable

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adjective

Not knottable; in which a knot cannot be tied.

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Meanings

unknottable1

adjectiveunknottable (comparative more unknottable, superlative most unknottable)

comparative more unknottable · superlative most unknottable

  1. Not knottable; in which a knot cannot be tied.

    A Stoppered Coil is also the stow for unknottable items such as garden hose and wire rope.

    2009, Brion Toss, Chapman Knots for Boaters, page 132

unknottable2

adjectiveunknottable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to be unknotted.

    […] and finally the knot is reduced to those which are easily unknottable.

    2013, Ling-Lie Chau, Werner Nahm, Differential Geometric Methods in Theoretical Physics, page 560

Origin

unknottable · adjective

From un- + knottable.

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unknottable · adjective

From unknot + -able.

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APA

unknottable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknottable

MLA

“unknottable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknottable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unknottable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unknottable.

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