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  1. Convoluted sentences, explanations, arguments, etc. are unreasonably long and difficult to understand: His grammar explanations are terribly convoluted. Her book is full of long, convoluted sentences. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bending, twisting and curving.

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      CONVOLUTED definition: 1. very twisted: 2. Convoluted...

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  3. CONVOLUTED definition: 1. very twisted: 2. Convoluted sentences, explanations, arguments, etc. are unreasonably long and…. Learn more.

  4. 1. : having convolutions. a ram with convoluted horns. 2. : involved, intricate. a convoluted argument. Did you know? The Origin of Convoluted Isn't. Convoluted comes from Latin convolvere, meaning "to roll up, coil, or twist." It is related to the verb convolute, meaning "to twist or coil."

  5. 1. (esp of meaning, style, etc) difficult to comprehend; involved. 2. wound together; coiled. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. convolutedly (ˈconvoˌlutedly) adverb. convolutedness (ˈconvoˌlutedness) noun. convoluted in American English. (ˈkɑnvəˌlutɪd ) adjective. 1.

  6. If something is convoluted, it's intricate and hard to understand. You'll need to read over your brother's convoluted investment scheme a few times before deciding whether or not to go in on it. Convoluted comes from the Latin convolutus for rolled up together.

  7. complicated; intricately involved: a convoluted way of describing a simple device. convoluted. / ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪd / adjective. (esp of meaning, style, etc) difficult to comprehend; involved. wound together; coiled.

  8. If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.

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