Meanings of knotty question in English

She actually woke Foster-father from his well-earned first sleep to propound this knotty question.

Mr. Willshire complimented Phillips: Ah Phillips, you are always proposing to me some knotty question.

Instead, the verdict itself would be a knotty question for members of his Order yet unborn:

After this knotty question was settled an incident almost incredible in its awful gruesomeness took place.

Captain Arkal frowned, as was his wont when considering a knotty question, and shook his head.

Here the knotty question arose again, what territory they, the Arabs, would give to Manua Sera?

In spite of this noble stranger's goodwill and prowess, we still found Fort Sumter a knotty question.

It's a knotty question.

Well-that'sa knotty question.

However, the initial smiles could not disguise their opposing approaches to many problems, including the knotty question of protectionism and tax.

For example, who could be better equipped to attempt the solution of that knotty question about the Princess von Steinheimer's diamonds?

One should thus get over this hard and knotty question which is capable of disturbing the understanding by doubt, and thereby win happiness.

Isabelle's voice fell shrill upon Evadne's silence, they are calling for you in the other room to decide a knotty question-somethingabout microbes.

Kenelm had not decided this knotty question in the conference held with himself, when a light and soft strain of music came upon his ear.

He decided the knotty question, promptly saying: "The gray dresses made for you both a few weeks ago will be very suitable, I think."

We here approach one of the knotty questions of the campaign.