multilayered

[muhl-tee-ley-erd, muhl-tahy-, muhl-tee-ley-erd, muhl-tahy-]

adjective

1. having two or more layers.

2. offering several viewpoints, solutions, degrees of complexity, etc..

   the multilayered problem of urban development.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multilayered¹

First recorded in 1930–35; multi- + layer + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Alma’s constant volatility is balanced by Roberts’ sympathetic, multilayered performance, and watching her is akin to putting a plastic child safety cover into an outlet, only for that outlet to spit it right back out, crackling with electric intensity.

From Salon

His work, particularly his multilayered assemblage pieces, pierced something in me, especially as a young Black Angeleno, in the wake of 1965’s Watts uprising and its glowing fury.

From Los Angeles Times

The drawings of the exterior’s timbering and the interior’s multilayered moldings and built-in cabinetry attest to both the muscularity and the intricacy of Craftsman architecture at the end of the style’s peak in the Los Angeles area.

From Los Angeles Times

Nickerson: Obviously post-traumatic stress and trauma are these very complicated, multilayered things, but one thing that we’ve always been interested in is the extent to which people, on a psychological and physiological level, are able to adapt to these different high-stakes, dangerous situations.

From Los Angeles Times

Hochman said, instead, that he planned on making death penalty decisions both more rapidly and with a multilayered process that would involve not just prosecutors, but also allow defense litigators to argue mitigating factors.

From Los Angeles Times