complicated
[ kom-pli-key-tid ]
/ ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for complicated
She's one of the most simply complicated and complicatedly simple women that I ever met.
The Kingdom Round the Corner|Coningsby DawsonThis house is built about as complicatedly as a packing-box!
The Diamond Pin|Carolyn WellsI have my suspicions of these simply complicated and complicatedly simple women.
The Kingdom Round the Corner|Coningsby Dawson
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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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