Intricate
Intricate , adjective
[Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare to entangle, perplex. Compare Intrigue, Extricate.]
Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc.
His style was fit to convey the most intricate business to the understanding with the utmost clearness.
The nature of man is intricate.
Intricate , transitive verb
To entangle; to involve; to make perplexing. [Obsolete]
It makes men troublesome, and intricates all wise discourses.