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- [adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks; noun kom-pleks]
- /adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks; noun ˈkɒm plɛks/
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- [adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks; noun kom-pleks]
- /adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks; noun ˈkɒm plɛks/
Definitions of complexly word
- adjective complexly composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system. 1
- adjective complexly characterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units, etc.: complex machinery. 1
- adjective complexly so complicated or intricate as to be hard to understand or deal with: a complex problem. 1
- adjective complexly Grammar. (of a word) consisting of two parts, at least one of which is a bound form, as childish, which consists of the word child and the bound form -ish. complex sentence. 1
- adjective complexly Mathematics. pertaining to or using complex numbers: complex methods; complex vector space. 1
- noun complexly an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex. 1
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Origin of complexly
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; 1905-10 for def 7; (adj.) < Latin complexus, past participle of complectī, complectere to embrace, encompass, include, equivalent to complect- (see complect) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) < Late Latin complexus totality, complex (Latin: inclusion, grasping, embrace), equivalent to complect(ere) + -tus suffix of v. action; reanalysis of the Latin v. as “to intertwine (completely)” has influenced sense of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Complexly
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adjective
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conjunction
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complexly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
complexly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for complexly
adverb complexly
- intricately — having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- tortuously — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
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