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in⋅tri⋅cate

   [in-tri-kit]
–adjective
1. having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
2. complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make: an intricate machine.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L intrīcātus, ptp. of intrīcāre to entangle, equiv. to in- in- 2 + trīc(ae) perplexities + -ātus -ate 1
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in·tri·cate     (ĭn'trĭ-kĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate. See Synonyms at elaborate.
  2. Solvable or comprehensible only with painstaking effort. See Synonyms at complex.

[Middle English from Latin intrīcātus, past participle of intrīcāre, to entangle, perplex : in-, in; see in-2 + trīcae, perplexities, wiles.]
in'tri·cate·ly adv., in'tri·cate·ness n.
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intricately

adverb
with elaboration; "it was elaborately spelled out" [syn: elaborately] 

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Intricately

In"tri*cate*ly\, adv. In an intricate manner.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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