 convoluted |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] rolled or coiled together | |
| Examples: | "a convoluted shell" |
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| Related terms: | coiled | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] highly involved or intricate | |
| Synonyms: | intricate tangled tortuous labyrinthine knotty involved Byzantine | |
| Examples: | "the Byzantine tax structure" "convoluted reasoning" "intricate needlework" "the plot was too involved" "a knotty problem" "labyrinthine maneuvering" "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott |
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| Related terms: | complex | |
| Similar spelling: |
convolute convolve convolution convolvulus convulse |
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