Convoluted traces back to the Latin verb convolvere, meaning “to roll up, coil, or twist.” Originally, convoluted (like its predecessor in English, the verb convolute) was used in the context of things …

CONVOLUTED definition: twisted; coiled. See examples of convoluted used in a sentence.

Add to word list (esp. of expression in speech or writing) having a complicated structure and therefore difficult to understand: a convoluted story / speech / plot (Definition of convoluted from the …

Definition of convoluted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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 …

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

1. Having numerous overlapping coils or folds: a convoluted seashell. 2. Intricate; complicated: convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning.

CONVOLUTED meaning: 1 : very complicated and difficult to understand; 2 : having many twists and curves

of or marked by convolutions: a convoluted pattern of leaves and flowers. very involved; difficult to understand: convoluted answers to simple questions. con•vo•lut•ed•ness, n. [uncountable] …

Intricate, complex, or intricately twisted in nature. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the adjective convoluted.