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complicated
[ kom-pli-key-tid ]
adjective
- composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex:
complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.:
a complicated problem.
Synonyms: , ,
complicated
/ ˈɒɪˌɪɪ /
adjective
- made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse
Derived Forms
- ˈdzˌٱԱ, noun
- ˈdzˌٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- dzp·e· adverb
- dzp·e·Ա noun
- ܲ·dzp·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of complicated1
Example Sentences
After the arrest, the White House stopped harassing opponents and began the long, complicated cover-up of its covert espionage operations.
Our identities are a complicated calculus of opportunity and challenge.
“Sometimes one can get around these rules by appealing to higher ups in the organization, but it is unnecessarily difficult, time-consuming and complicated,” Mitchell says.
The work progressed slowly, growing complicated when the miners struck underground streams, which sent water gushing in.
These early season burns - predominantly grass, heath and shrub fires - have created great strain on fire services, but their ecological impacts can be complicated.
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