intricate
adjective
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved.
intricately
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a word derived from
intricate.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Lincoln has crafted an ambitious and intricately plotted caper that will have readers riveted until its final, and supremely satisfying, sleight of hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Charismatic and volatile, Shakur delivered intricately knotted verses—seductive then somber, mushy then menacing—in a voice scuffed by carton-loads of Newports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The information is kept highly classified and intricately compartmentalized.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Slowly but surely, he broke down picking the hook, separating verses using slick spacing, and adding layers of intricately placed sounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Harry was facing a mirror over the fireplace, a great gilded thing in an intricately scrolled frame.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
