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| adroit |
skillful in difficult or complicated circumstances; clever; resourceful. [1/2 definitions] |
| complex |
having a complicated structure; not simple. [2/5 definitions] |
| complexity |
the state or condition of being complex or complicated. [1/2 definitions] |
| complication |
a complicated or complex state or condition. [1/3 definitions] |
| denouement |
the ultimate outcome of a complicated series of events. [1/2 definitions] |
| deus ex machina |
(Latin) god from a machine; in ancient Greek drama, a god brought in by a mechanical contrivance to resolve a plot or complicated situation. [1/2 definitions] |
| dressage |
the practice or methodology of training horses, esp. to obey and execute certain complicated movements. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| inextricable |
impossibly complicated. [1/3 definitions] |
| machine |
any complicated or intricate system. [1/6 definitions] |
| maze |
a complicated and usu. intentionally confusing network of pathways between high walls or dense hedges; labyrinth. [1/4 definitions] |
| messy |
unpleasant, complicated, or embarrassing. [1/2 definitions] |
| microchip |
a tiny, usu. silicon, plate of semiconducting material, holding a complicated, electronic, integrated circuit, as in computers. |
| model |
a way to represent a complicated idea, especially the functioning of something. [1/14 definitions] |
| noncomplicated |
combined form of complicated. |
| number-cruncher |
(informal) a person, machine, program or the like that performs a great many complicated numerical calculations. |
| officialese |
the language or jargon, usu. wordy, difficult to understand, and unnecessarily complicated, that is often characteristic of official pronouncements and documents. |
| overcomplicated |
combined form of complicated. |
| penetrate |
to see through, perceive, or understand (something hidden or complicated). [1/7 definitions] |
| perplexed |
of a subject or situation, complicated or confused. [1/2 definitions] |
| perplexity |
a complicated or confused situation or subject. [1/3 definitions] |
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