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 …

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 …

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

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

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

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

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 …

The meaning of CONVOLUTE is twist, coil.

When applied to language or writing, convoluted describes a style that is excessively complicated or difficult to comprehend, often due to an excessive use of complex sentences, ambiguous phrasing, …

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