ext_34538 ([identity profile] simplyn2deep.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1_million_words2019-07-30 07:14 am

Word of the Day 07/30/19 Convoluted

Convoluted (adjective)
convoluted [ kon-vuh-loo-tid ]
(previously 05-16-13)

adjective
1. twisted; coiled.
2. complicated; intricatelyinvolved: a convoluted way of describing a simple device.

RELATED WORDS
perplexing, puzzling, tortuous, tangled, intricate, labyrinthine, involved, elaborate, confused, baffling, complex, impenetrable, serpentine

RELATED FORMS
con·vo·lut·ed·ly, adjective
con·vo·lut·ed·ness, noun
un·con·vo·lut·ed, adjective

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Origin: First recorded in 1805–15; convolute + -ed

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