— involvedly /in vol"vid lee, -volvd"-/ , adv. — involvedness , n.
/in volvd"/ , adj.
1. very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
2. implicated: involved in crime.
3. concerned in some affair, esp. in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness: I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved.
4. committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement: The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.
[ 1600-10; INVOLVE + -ED 2 ]
Syn. 1. complicated, knotty, tangled, perplexing.
Ant. 1. simple.