The boy told a story too convoluted for his mother to follow. From LearnThat.org.
A convoluted shell. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a convoluted way of describing a simple device. From Dictionary.com.
ETA: change the word convoluted to misleading, which is how the judge in the case described the language. From Wordnik.com. [-] Reference
Despite its all-star cast, the original version was panned on its initial release, called convoluted and confusing. From Wordnik.com. [The New Wave, Still Rolling] Reference
Colorado dad: Balloon saga has become 'convoluted'. From Wordnik.com. [Arianna Huffington: A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Talk About Afghanistan] Reference
Okay, please strike "convoluted" from my last post. From Wordnik.com. [Is it a crime for a gay couple in Wisconsin to go to California to get married?] Reference
I don't believe in any kind of convoluted layered system because it will bite you. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Richard Barentine, January 28, 1999. Interview I-0068. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
I fail to see what's so "convoluted" about the stories in any of the Halo games. From Wordnik.com. [Stuart Beattie Talks Halo, Tarzan and Tomorrow, When the War Began | /Film] Reference
I'm trying to find my way away from that kind of convoluted and meaningless sentence. From Wordnik.com. ["He is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage" -- Colin Powell endorses Obama.] Reference
His prose has been called "convoluted", he was said to be a writer who alienated readers. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-02-01] Reference
This is the kind of convoluted reasoning that has infected the mind of Obama's supporters. From Wordnik.com. [AP Poll: Hillary Doing Better Than Obama Against McCain -- Among Independents] Reference
COSTELLO: And I know you told us on Friday that the Vatican gave this kind of convoluted apology. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2006] Reference
Turns out that this kind of convoluted system thinking can be found in virtually every corner of our businesses. From Wordnik.com. [Gaining a Competitive Edge Through Systems Thinking | Impact Lab] Reference
Zille said the "convoluted" report appeared to claim that ratepayers had paid for a DA investigation into Chaaban. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The market in contemporary art is "convoluted," Armstrong said. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
Colorado dad: Balloon saga has become 'convoluted'FORT COLLINS, Colo. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
And then Brad, I have to ask you I guess a kind of convoluted question too. From Wordnik.com. [Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
What kind of convoluted ideology went into making THAT a part of English grammar?. From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
The suit also says the "convoluted" way the bank and its affiliates structured the sale of. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
It's that kind of convoluted thinking that makes us all so very proud of government bureaucrats. From Wordnik.com. [KOMO - News - Top Stories] Reference
This kind of convoluted It was one of those rare nights when both our daughters had sleepovers at friends 'houses. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Impact of television on youth and children] Reference
"convoluted" that you NEVER offer any despite numerous requests. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
"convoluted" arguments as to the legality of the ANC accepting the funds. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Are we completely and absolutely sure that this isn’t some kind of convoluted satire?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Orwellian?] Reference
The last thing "Damages" needs is to be more convoluted. From Wordnik.com. [Note to ‘Damages’: Stop Now] Reference
Goldsworthy's poetic prose is beautiful, if convoluted at times. From Wordnik.com. [SNAP JUDGMENT: BOOKS] Reference
Despite the convoluted syntax, the message was emphatic: keep the faith. From Wordnik.com. [Greenspan Puts Us On The Couch] Reference
But to explain more would be to spoil the dark fun of this convoluted thriller. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW, SEIZING THE THRONE] Reference
If he had, he might have heard their convoluted but often convincing explanations. From Wordnik.com. [Where There's Smoke, There's Safire] Reference
As authorities continue their investigation, the case is only getting more convoluted. From Wordnik.com. [Murder in the Panhandle] Reference
The rest will go into the hands of the investing public, probably in a convoluted way. From Wordnik.com. [The Call Of The Wired] Reference
First time director Dean Parisot serves up this convoluted tale with amiable, offhand, flair. From Wordnik.com. [Radio Head] Reference
The small intestine is a convoluted, 25-foot tube between the stomach and the large intestine. From Wordnik.com. [Gut Reactions] Reference
When the byzantine politics and manic debates over convoluted treaties become too much to bear?. From Wordnik.com. [Earth Ii: Tune In, Turn On And Tap Out] Reference
Still, a glimpse into his transactions may offer some sense of the convoluted nature of the trade. From Wordnik.com. [SADDAM'S OILY DEALS] Reference
"Iron John" is an extended exegesis of a single long, convoluted and previously obscure fairy tale. From Wordnik.com. [Drums, Sweat And Tears] Reference
Unfortunately, the convoluted story produces the opposite of goose bumps, sort of goose depressions. From Wordnik.com. [Kiss, Bang, Boom] Reference
We talked a bit, trying to make sense of this convoluted, many-branched, pruned and grafted family tree. From Wordnik.com. [Relatively Speaking] Reference
Steinberg, now at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, admits that the explanation is convoluted. From Wordnik.com. [Faster Than What?] Reference
In the convoluted world of terrorism, a man may have as many masters and motives as he does passports and names. From Wordnik.com. [Cracking The Conspiracy] Reference
But investigators believe the convoluted structure of Al Taqwa made it easy to use as a money-laundering mechanism. From Wordnik.com. [Terror's Cash Flow] Reference
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