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[ adjective ] in a confused mass
Examples "pushed back her tangled hair" "the tangled ropes" Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)A hay wagon moved slowly along the gutter , the top of it swept by the low boughs of the maple trees , and loose straws were left hanging tangled among the leaves . |
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[ adjective ] highly involved or intricate
Examples "the Byzantine tax structure" "convoluted reasoning" "intricate needlework" "the plot was too involved" "a knotty problem" "labyrinthine maneuvering" "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)After Larkin has been persuaded to restock his tangled acres with pheasants , he poaches only what he needs for the nourishment of his family and local callers . Related terms |
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