complicatedly
plɪˌkeɪ adjective
1.
composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
2.
difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem.
Related forms
com·pli·cat·ed·ly, adverb
com·pli·cat·ed·ness, noun
un·com·pli·cat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
2. involved, tangled, knotty.
2. involved, tangled, knotty.
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complicated (ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse | |
| 'complicatedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'complicatedness | |
| —n | |
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| complicated (ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse | |
| 'complicatedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'complicatedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
complicated
1640s, "tangled," from pp. adj. of complicate. Fig. meaning "not easy to solve, intricate, confused, difficult to unravel" is from 1650s.
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