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

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. capable of being partitioned

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

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