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Meaning of 'convoluted' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Convoluted [ a.]
- Having convolutions.
- Folded in tortuous windings.

Meaning of 'convoluted' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . convoluted [ s]
Meaning (1):
- rolled longitudinally upon itself
Example in sentence:
  • a convolute petal
Meaning (2):
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Example in sentence:
  • a knotty problem;
  • Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship;
  • convoluted legal language;
  • convoluted reasoning;
  • got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering;
  • Oh, what a tangled web we weave;
  • the Byzantine tax structure;
  • the plot was too involved;
  • tortuous legal procedures;
  • tortuous negotiations lasting for months

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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