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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
Translations
intricately [ˈɪntrɪkɪtlɪ] ADV → intrincadamente, de modo intrincado
intricately
adv → kompliziert; these issues are intricately connected → diese Fragen sind auf komplizierte Weise miteinander verknüpft
intricately [ˈɪntrɪkɪtlɪ] adv (see adj) → in modo intricato, in modo complesso
intricately [ˈɪntrɪkɪtlɪ] adv (see adj) → in modo intricato, in modo complesso


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Never was any human misunderstanding more intricately complete than the misunderstanding which had now established itself between those two.
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In the front seat were a man and woman; in the rear seat a Japanese was squeezed in among suit cases, rods, guns, saddles, and a typewriter case, while above him and all about him, fastened most intricately, sprouted a prodigious crop of deer- and elk-horns.
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This lady, who was long, lean and loosely put together, was clad in raiment intricately looped and fringed, with plaids and stripes and bands of plain colour disposed in a design to which the clue seemed missing.
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