adj.
Pronunciation: ' käm-pl ə - ˌ k ā -t ə d
Function: adjective
Date: 1656
1 : consisting of parts intricately combined <a complicated recipe>
2 : difficult to analyze, understand, or explain <a complicated issue>
synonyms see COMPLEX
– com · pli · cat · ed · ly adverb
– com · pli · cat · ed · ness noun