Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing intricately combined or involved parts. synonym: complex.
- adjective Not easy to understand or analyze because of being intricate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Composed of interconnected parts; not simple; complex; complicate.
- Consisting of many parts or particulars not easily separable in thought; difficult to analyze or separate into its parts; hard to understand, explain, etc.; involved; intricate; confused.
- Synonyms Complex, etc. See
intricate .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
difficult orconvoluted - adjective Biology Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects)
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
complicate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective difficult to analyze or understand
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Examples
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Basson ascribed the long delay in sorting out the matter to what he described as complicated labour laws.
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Her hair is short and easy, her expression complicated—self-conscious and shy, pleased and patient under the assault of our eyes.
All The Available Light Yona Zeldis McDonough 2002
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Her hair is short and easy, her expression complicated—self-conscious and shy, pleased and patient under the assault of our eyes.
All The Available Light Yona Zeldis McDonough 2002
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Hezbollah's chief says they're holding him after what he described as a complicated security operation.
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Fisher says talks are ongoing in what he calls a complicated process.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Fisher says talks are ongoing in what he calls a complicated process.
SI.com 2011
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They claimed they hadn't been given enough time or resources to prepare an adequate defense against what they describe as a complicated financial fraud case.
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The St. Louis County Municipal League's Executive Director, Tim Fischesser, voiced his concerns about what he called a complicated piece of legislation.
Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Samantha Freeman 2010
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Ames said he still wants to learn more about RPS, which he describes as complicated, but said he could see the benefits to joining with other cities in a collaborative effort.
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Ames said he still wants to learn more about RPS, which he describes as complicated, but said he could see the benefits to joining with other cities in a collaborative effort.
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