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Webster 1913 Edition


Convoluted

Con′vo-luˊted

,
Adj.
1.
Having convolutions.
beaks recurved and
convoluted
like a ram’s horn.
Pennant.
2.
Folded in tortuous windings.
A highly
convoluted
brain.
North Amer. Rev.

Webster 1828 Edition


Convoluted

CONVOLUTE

, CONVOLUTED,
Adj.
Rolled together, or one part on another; as the sides or margins of nascent leaves in plants, or as the petals and stigmas in Crocus.

Definition 2024


convoluted

convoluted

English

Adjective

convoluted (comparative more convoluted, superlative most convoluted)

  1. Having numerous overlapping coils or folds.
  2. Complex, intricate or complicated.
    He gave a convoluted explanation that amounted to little more than a weak excuse for his absence.

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