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intricato

intricate

adjective een-tree-KAH-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare (to entangle)

Also means

tangled

Usage Note

Intricato describes something knotted, maze-like, or highly complicated — a plot, a bureaucratic procedure, a network of streets. Synonyms include complicato (complicated) and ingarbugliato (muddled), but intricato suggests a web-like physical or structural complexity. Plural: intricati (m) / intricate (f).

Examples

"Il labirinto era molto intricato."

Natural Translation

The maze was very intricate.

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