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Intricately

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in·tri·cate  (ntr-kt)
adj.
1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate. See Synonyms at elaborate.
2. Solvable or comprehensible only with painstaking effort. See Synonyms at complex.
[Middle English from Latin intrctus, past participle of intrcre, to entangle, perplex : in-, in; see in-2 + trcae, perplexities, wiles.]
intri·cate·ly adv.
intri·cate·ness n.
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Adv.1.intricately - with elaboration; "it was elaborately spelled out"
elaborately, in an elaborate way
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