Lengthy, involuted explanations were carefully jotted down.
involuted in American English
(ˈinvəˌluːtɪd, ˌinvəˈluːtɪd)
adjective
1.
curving or curling inward
2.
having an involved or complex nature
3.
having resumed its normal size, shape, or condition
Word origin
[1810–20; involute + -ed2]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, dynamic, nihilism, realism, unitary-ed is a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting fromthe action of the verb (inflated balloons). Other words that use the affix -ed include: frosted, integrated, registered, saturated, truncated
Examples of 'involuted' in a sentence
involuted
There was something involuted and heartbreaking in his friend's compassion for him.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD
Proust's style famously tends towards the involuted, with single sentences sometimes running for a whole page.