intricacy

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in·tri·ca·cy

   [in-tri-kuh-see]
noun, plural in·tri·ca·cies.
1.
intricate character or state.
2.
an intricate part, action, etc: intricacies of the law.
Origin:
1595–1605; intric(ate) + -acy
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  • As a rapper, he is thoughtful without sacrificing intricacy.
  • The intricacy of the problems it is trying to solve is another matter.
  • But such hyperbole may blind us to the intricacy and wonder of how such a bizarre creature came to exist in the first place.
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intricate (ˈɪntrɪkɪt)
 
—adj
1.  difficult to understand; obscure; complex; puzzling
2.  entangled or involved: intricate patterns
 
[C15: from Latin intrīcāre to entangle, perplex, from in-² + trīcae trifles, perplexities]
 
'intricacy
 
—n
 
'intricateness
 
—n
 
'intricately
 
—adv

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