adjective
Other Word Forms
- complicatedly adverb
- complicatedness noun
- uncomplicated adjective
Etymology
Origin of complicated
First recorded in 1640–50; complicate + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Researchers at Duke University have created a new artificial intelligence framework designed to uncover clear, easy-to-understand rules behind some of the most complicated dynamics seen in nature and modern technology.
From Science Daily
“I also think that if they didn’t find with us, that it’s going to be pretty unlikely that they’re going to call for widespread refunds, because…It’d be very complicated,” he said.
From Barron's
“I also think that if they didn’t find with us, that it’s going to be pretty unlikely that they’re going to call for widespread refunds, because…It’d be very complicated,” he said.
From Barron's
His rise is shaking up a succession landscape complicated by years of tumult and turnover in GM’s headquarters.
A Western embargo on arms sales to China after the deadly crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 complicated the task for Beijing.
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