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con·vo·lut·ed

convoluted

pronunciation:
kan v lu tihd [or] kan v lu tihd
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: folded in twists and coils.
a convoluted landscape of hills and valleys
definition 2: complex; intricate.
His reasoning is so convoluted that I can't follow it.
similar words:
complex, intricate
derivations: convolutedly (adv.), convolutedness (n.)