convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid]

adjective

1. twisted; coiled.

2. complicated; intricately involved.

   a convoluted way of describing a simple device.

convoluted

/ ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd /

adjective

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

2. wound together; coiled

Other Word Forms

• convolutedness noun
• convolutedly adjective
• unconvoluted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convoluted¹

First recorded in 1805–15; convolute + -ed ²

Related Words

• intricate 
• labyrinthine 
• perplexing 
• puzzling 
• tangled 
• tortuous