multilayered

American  

[muhl-tee-ley-erd, muhl-tahy-, muhl-tee-ley-erd, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈleɪ ərd, ˌmʌl taɪ-, ˈmʌl tiˌleɪ ərd, ˈmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

1. having two or more layers.

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

   the multilayered problem of urban development.

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Etymology

Origin of multilayered

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

Example Sentences

Tokyo is learning from Ukraine’s experience under combined drone and missile attack, and the proposal includes more than $641 million to strengthen Japan’s multilayered coastal defense system.

From The Wall Street Journal

So it was very multilayered, the connection I felt.

From Los Angeles Times

“MacArthur Park itself and the immediate area has now become a disaster zone, a multilayered crisis.”

From Los Angeles Times

And Dougal is so cut off from the wealthy world his millionaire father inhabits that he thinks the $60 in his pocket will cover the cost of that multilayered cake.

From The Wall Street Journal

The award honored their foundational work on neural networks, multilayered systems that underlie many powerful AI systems, from OpenAI’s chatbots to self-driving cars.

From The Wall Street Journal