bɪˈzæntaɪn ˈbɪzəntiːn ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd ɪˈluːsɪv ˈnɑːli ˈnɑɹli ɪnˈvɑlvd ɪnˈvɒlvd ˈnɒti

ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn ˌpɹɒbləˈmætɪk ˌpɹɑbləˈmætɪk ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs ˈtɔɹt͡ʃuəs tʌf tangled in knots or snarls a mass of knotted string snarled thread making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe a baffling problem I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast a problematic situation at home highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious the Byzantine tax structure Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship convoluted legal language convoluted reasoning the plot was too involved a knotty problem got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering Oh, what a tangled web we weave tortuous legal procedures tortuous negotiations lasting for months used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots gnarled and knotted hands a knobbed stick