convoluted

convolute +‎ -d.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːnvəˌluːtəd/

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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.

   • 2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club‎, archived from the original on 31 July 2018:

     The plots of Mission: Impossible movies tend to be convoluted but negligible, really only there to provide connective tissue between jaw-dropping set pieces.

• convolve
• convolute
• convolution