convoluted

[ kon-vuh-loo-tid ]
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adjective
  1. twisted; coiled.

  2. complicated; intricately involved: a convoluted way of describing a simple device.

Origin of convoluted

1
First recorded in 1805–15; convolute + -ed2

Other words from convoluted

  • con·vo·lut·ed·ly, adjective
  • con·vo·lut·ed·ness, noun
  • un·con·vo·lut·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for convoluted

convoluted

/ (ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd) /


adjective
  1. (esp of meaning, style, etc) difficult to comprehend; involved

  2. wound together; coiled

Derived forms of convoluted

  • convolutedly, adverb
  • convolutedness, noun

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