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intricate

  • adjective
  • /ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kət/

Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

Example

“The architecture of this clock is very intricate.”

Other meanings

  1. Difficult to disentangle, puzzle apart, or resolve; enigmatic, obscure.

Word history

From Latin "intrīcātus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “intricate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.