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Extremely complex, winding, or difficult to follow, especially in an explanation, plot, or argument.
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Use for complexity that obscures a clear route or explanation.Make a plan, excuse, or storyline feel knotted and hard to untangle.
Words that belong together
- convoluted plot
- convoluted argument
- convoluted explanation
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The convoluted alibi required three clocks, two ferries, and a missing receipt.
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- convoluted
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Usually critical when applied to reasoning or prose; it can describe something literally winding as well as figuratively complex.
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