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complicated

[ kom-pli-key-tid ]
/ ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
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adjective
composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem.
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Origin of complicated

First recorded in 1640–50; complicate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM complicated

com·pli·cat·ed·ly, adverbcom·pli·cat·ed·ness, nounun·com·pli·cat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for complicated

complicated
/ (ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd) /

adjective
made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse

Derived forms of complicated

complicatedly, adverbcomplicatedness, noun
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