1. (of an egg) Rotten
2. Confused
3. Putrid; barren; muddled.
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.
1. Involved in difficulties.
2. Twisted together in a tangled mass.
ETYM Latin inextricabilis: cf. French inextricable. Related to In- not, and Extricate.
Not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied.
ETYM Latin intricatus, p. p. of intricare to entangle, perplex. Related to Intrigue, Extricate.
Finely detailed, often in a careful but complicated way.
1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots
2. Difficult; intricate; perplexed.
1. Filled with uncertainty; puzzled
2. Full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment