convoluted

3 definitions • 4 examples

very twisted:

a very convoluted route/knot

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.

(esp. of expression in speech or writing) having a complicated structure and therefore difficult to understand:

a convoluted story/speech/plot