convoluted

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 2, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>convoluted</strong> &#149; \KAHN-vuh-loo-tud\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Convoluted</em> means "very complicated and difficult to understand." It is a synonym of <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involved">involved</a></em> and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intricate">intricate</a></em>.</p> <p>// The textbook has a detailed drawing of the <em>convoluted</em> surface of the brain.</p> <p>// The author goes on detours and tangents and his reasoning is <em>convoluted</em>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convoluted">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"It has been a long and <em>convoluted</em> journey without a road map to follow, but … the Fort Smith Antique Automobile Club will finally make its victory lap at the Fort Smith Museum of History. The car show … marks the official opening of '60 Years On the Road,' an exhibition…." — Becca Martin-Brown, <em>The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette</em>, 20 Feb. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Convoluted</em> comes from Latin <em>convolvere</em>, meaning "to roll up, coil, or twist." It is related to the verb <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convolute">convolute</a></em>, meaning "to twist or coil." Once something is twisted it can be literally and figuratively difficult to unravel, and can be <em>convoluated</em>.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>