intricate

adj.

1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate. See synonyms at elaborate.
2. Solvable or comprehensible only with painstaking effort. See synonyms at complex.

[Middle English , from Latin intrīcātus, past participle of intrīcāre, to entangle, perplex : in-, in; see in–² + trīcae, perplexities, wiles.]

intricately in'tri·cate·ly adv.
intricateness in'tri·cate·ness n.

adjective

1. Complexly detailed: complicated, elaborate, fancy. See plain/fancy.
2. Difficult to understand because of intricacy: byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, daedal, Daedalian, elaborate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled. See simple/complex.

adj

Definition: complicated, elaborate
Antonyms: direct, methodical, simple, straightforward, systematic, understandable

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IN BRIEF: Difficult to follow or understand; very complex.

And what is so intricate, so entangling as death? Who ever got out of a winding sheet? — John Donne (1572-1631), English metaphysical poet.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indviklet, kompliceret

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeer ingewikkeld, complex

Français (French)
adj. - compliqué, complexe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kompliziert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περίπλοκος, πολυσύνθετος, δαιδαλώδης, συγκεχυμένος

Italiano (Italian)
complicato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - intricado

Русский (Russian)
запутанный, запутывать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - complejo, intrincado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - invecklad (bildl.), tilltrasslad (äv. bildl.), labyrintisk, snirklad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
复杂的, 缠结的, 错综的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 複雜的, 纏結的, 錯綜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뒤얽힌, 난해한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 入り組んだ, 複雑な, 込み入った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معقد, صعب حله أو تحليله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסובך, מורכב‬

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