tangled
Americanadjective
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snarled, interlaced, or mixed up.
tangled thread.
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very complicated, intricate, or involved.
tangled bureaucratic procedures.
Etymology
Origin of tangled
Example Sentences
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"Puffins are declining in numbers, so it's sad to see their lives end for purposes where they didn't really need to be tangled up."
From BBC
In Seelampuri, a low‑income Delhi neighbourhood home to one of India's largest informal e‑waste hubs, narrow alleys spill over with tangled cables and broken devices.
From Barron's
The script was rushed, the plotting tangled and confusing.
From Los Angeles Times
His thoughts got so tangled that his mind gave up trying to revise his memory of seeing Angela vanish.
From Literature
He curled spikily around her neck and they towed the wagon across the grassland, up to the tangled vines and ferns of the rain forest.
From Literature
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