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单词 convoluted
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convoluted


con·vo·lut·ed

C0618300 (kŏn′və-lo͞o′tĭd, kŏn′və-lo͞o′tĭd)adj.1. Having numerous overlapping coils or folds: a convoluted seashell.2. Intricate; complicated: convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning.

convoluted

(ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd) adj1. (esp of meaning, style, etc) difficult to comprehend; involved2. wound together; coiled ˈconvoˌlutedly adv ˈconvoˌlutedness n

con•vo•lut•ed

(ˈkɒn vəˌlu tɪd)

adj. 1. twisted; coiled. 2. complicated; intricately involved: convoluted reasoning. [1805–15] con′vo•lut`ed•ly, adv. con′vo•lut`ed•ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.convoluted - rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal"convolutephytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantscoiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"
2.convoluted - highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"tortuous, tangled, knotty, Byzantine, involvedcomplex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

convoluted

adjectiveDifficult to understand because of intricacy:byzantine, complex, complicated, daedal, Daedalian, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled.
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convoluted


con·vo·lute

(kon'vō-lūt), Rolled together with one part over the other; in the shape of a roll or scroll. Synonym(s): convoluted [L. con-volvo, pp. -volutus, to roll together]

convolute

, convoluted (kŏn′vō-loot; -loot′ĕd) [L. convolvere, to roll together] Rolled, as a scroll.

convoluted


  • adj

Synonyms for convoluted

adj difficult to understand because of intricacy

Synonyms

  • byzantine
  • complex
  • complicated
  • daedal
  • Daedalian
  • elaborate
  • intricate
  • involute
  • involved
  • knotty
  • labyrinthine
  • tangled

Synonyms for convoluted

adj rolled longitudinally upon itself

Synonyms

  • convolute

Related Words

  • phytology
  • botany
  • coiled

adj highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

Synonyms

  • tortuous
  • tangled
  • knotty
  • Byzantine
  • involved

Related Words

  • complex
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