adjective
rolled longitudinally upon itself
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- a convolute petal
adjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
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- the Byzantine tax structure
- Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
- convoluted legal language
- convoluted reasoning
- the plot was too involved
- a knotty problem
- got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering
- Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott
- tortuous legal procedures
- tortuous negotiations lasting for months
verb
curl, wind, or twist together
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verb
practice sophistry
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- change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- Don't twist my words
adjective
rolled longitudinally upon itself
Synonyms
Examples
- a convolute petal