adj. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

adj. infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms

adj. having a twisting or snake-like or wormlike motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"

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. elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

adj. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

adj. overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

adj. in fancy clothing

adj. having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"

adj. (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"

adj. having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

adj. made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"

adj. gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

adj. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"

adj. at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"

adj. worn by rubbing or friction

adj. damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat"

adj. used until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles"

adj. worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"

adj. worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages"

adj. worn away as by water or ice or wind

adj. showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"

adj. having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"

adj. worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price"

adj. (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water

adj. showing signs of much wear or use

adj. being in physical motion: "active fish in the aquarium"; "a nurse is on the move all day"

adj. traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"

adj. thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship"

adj. moving toward one

adj. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle"

adj. traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses"

adj. moving in a circle

adj. moving or flowing in a circuit and returning to the same point: "steam circulating through the pipes"; "the circulating thyroid hormones"

adj. moving or progressing very slowly or laboriously esp by or as if by dragging the body along close to the ground: "huge crawling reptiles"; "a creeping tractor"

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

adj. moving rapidly to and fro (as wings): "fluttering birds"; "the flittering wings of a fledgling"

adj. propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

adj. working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company"

adj. characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"

adj. "marching orders"

adj. moving about or around: "the milling crowd"

adj. having transportation available

adj. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"

adj. turning about an axis

adj. moving or as if moving with extreme rapidity: "the typical mountain stream is a rushing torrent"; "the rushing yellow of the developing day"

adj. continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors"

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

adj. "banners waving in the breeze"

adj. taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"

adj. currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"

adj. unwinding from or as if from a reel; "recorded on the unreeling film inside her"; "a long unwinding silk cocoon"

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

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