ETYM Latin complexus, p. p. of complecti to entwine around, comprise; com- + plectere to twist, akin to plicare to fold. Related to Plait.
Complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.

Difficult to analyze or understand.

ETYM Latin elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. Related to Labor.
Marked by complexity and richness of detail; SYN. intricate, luxuriant.

1. Not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated
2. Metaphorically hard
3. Dried out
4. Into a solid condition
5. Unfortunate or hard to bear; SYN. tough.
6. Very strong or vigorous; SYN. knockout, severe.
7. Having a high alcoholic content; SYN. strong.
8. Said of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; SYN. heavy.
9. Permanent, fixed, or physically defined; unchangeable by the ordinary operation of a computer system. See also hard copy, hard error, hard return, hard-sectored disk. Compare soft (definition 1).
10. Retaining magnetization even in the absence of an external magnetic field. Compare soft (definition 2). + prikaži više

ETYM Latin intricatus, p. p. of intricare to entangle, perplex. Related to Intrigue, Extricate.
Finely detailed, often in a careful but complicated way.

Difficult because of its subtleties or complexities
Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.