intricateness

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in·tri·cate

(ĭn′trĭ-kĭt)

adj.

1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate: an intricate pattern; an intricate procedure.

2. Difficult to understand, analyze, or solve for having many interconnected elements. See Synonyms at complex.

[Middle English, from Latin intrīcātus, past participle of intrīcāre, to entangle, perplex : in-, in; see in-² + trīcae, perplexities, wiles.]

in′tri·cate·ly adv.

in′tri·cate·ness n.

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