complicated
[ kom-pli-key-tid ]
adjective
composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem.
Origin of complicated
1First recorded in 1640–50; complicate + -ed2
Other words for complicated
Other words from complicated
- com·pli·cat·ed·ly, adverb
- com·pli·cat·ed·ness, noun
- un·com·pli·cat·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for complicated
complicated
/ (ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd) /
adjective
made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse
Derived forms of complicated
- complicatedly, adverb
- complicatedness, noun
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