convoluted
adjective
[ ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd ]
• (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
• "the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens"
Similar:
complicated,
complex,
involved,
intricate,
elaborate,
impenetrable,
serpentine,
labyrinthine,
tortuous,
tangled,
Byzantine,
Daedalian,
Gordian,
confused,
confusing,
bewildering,
baffling,
puzzling,
perplexing,
fiddly,
plotty,
involute,
• intricately folded, twisted, or coiled.
• "walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells"
Origin:
late 18th century: past participle of convolute, from Latin convolutus, past participle of convolvere ‘roll together, intertwine’ (see convolve).
convolute
verb
• make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow.
