adj. connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"

adj. emotionally involved

adj. deeply devoted to; "bound up in her teaching"; "is wrapped up in his family"

adj. highly complex or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "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"

adj. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

adj. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

adj. in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"

adj. deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

adj. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"

adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

adj. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"

adj. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

adj. pledged to be married; "the engaged couple"

adj. joined in matrimony; "a married man"; "a married couple"

adj. devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln

adj. bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"

adj. capable of being partitioned

adj. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"

adj. difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"

adj. consisting of separate interconnected parts

adj. consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"

adj. extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'

adj. linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

adj. resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"

adj. having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"

adj. not involved; "being uninvolved he remained objective"

adj. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"