convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid]

adjective

twisted; coiled.

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

Origin of convoluted

First recorded in 1805–15; convolute + -ed²

Related formscon·vo·lut·ed·ly, adjectivecon·vo·lut·ed·ness, nounun·con·vo·lut·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for un-convoluted

convoluted

adjective

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

wound together; coiled

Derived Formsconvolutedly, adverbconvolutedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for un-convoluted

convoluted

adj.

1811, past participle adjective from verb convolute (1690s), from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere (see convolution); or perhaps a back-formation from convolution. French has convoluté (18c.), in form a past participle adjective, without the verb.